The Author of the Text Concludes That Psychological Theories of Rape

question 62

Multiple Choice

The author of the text concludes that psychological theories of rape

• A)explain about one-half of all acts of rape.
• B)are superior to sociogenic theories of rape.
• C)can explain only a few unusual cases of rape.
• D)have no relationship to the rape problem.

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