Research Has Revealed the Following About the Use of Tasers

question 11

Multiple Choice

Research has revealed the following about the use of Tasers:

• A) They are more likely to be used in response to physical resistance
• B) Police are more likely to use on white male suspects
• C) They are more likely to be used in response to verbal resistance
• D) They are more likely to be used when the officer is threatened with a weapon

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Definitions:

Ergs

Basic innate drives or impulses that motivate behavior, often used in the context of psychoanalytic theory.

Attitudes

Enduring sets of beliefs or feelings about people, objects, or ideas that predispose individuals to respond in certain ways.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, characterized by the belief that one's actions have no effect on outcomes.

Learned Optimism

The concept that one can develop a more positive outlook through cognitive behavioral techniques, as proposed by psychologist Martin Seligman.