According to Wilson and Herrnstein, Criminal Propensity

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to Wilson and Herrnstein, criminal propensity:

• A) refers to constitutional characteristics present at birth.
• B) is expressed in personality traits.
• C) influences perceptions of the costs and rewards of crime.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Symbolic Thinking

The ability to use symbols, language, or other objects to represent and understand abstract concepts.

Egocentrism

A cognitive trait that causes individuals to interpret the world solely from their own perspective, often neglecting others' viewpoints.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged 7 to 11 years are able to think logically about concrete events and understand the concept of conservation.

Conservation

The principle that certain properties of an object, like volume or mass, remain the same even if its appearance changes, essential to cognitive development in children as identified by Jean Piaget.