What Research Is Lacking About Counterterrorism Efforts

question 32

Multiple Choice

What research is lacking about counterterrorism efforts?

• A) Data that show which counterterrorism efforts work and which ones do not.
• B) Why terrorism has gone down in some places in the world and not others.
• C) Whether or not counterterrorism efforts actually reduce crime.
• D) Because counterterrorism is so sensitive, there are virtually no data available.

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Definitions:

Habituation

A psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposures, signifying an adaptation or getting used to the stimulus.

Sensitization

An increased reaction to a stimulus following repeated exposures to it.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where a connection is made between a stimulus in the environment and one that occurs naturally, resulting in a conditioned response.

Stimuli

Physical or chemical changes in the external or internal environment that evoke a response from a living organism.