The Highest Rate of Criminal Behavior Among Adoptees May Be

question 4

Multiple Choice

The highest rate of criminal behavior among adoptees may be found when

• A) the adoptive father was a criminal and the biological father has no criminal record
• B)both adoptive and biological fathers are criminals
• C) the biological father has a record but not the adoptive father
• D) the biological mother and adoptive father are criminals
• E) the biological mother has a criminal record

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

The tendency of previously learned material to hinder subsequent learning.

Retroactive Interference

Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information.

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.

Repression

A defense mechanism where undesirable thoughts or memories are unconsciously excluded from conscious awareness.