In the 1960s and 1970s Social Scientists Began to Suggest

question 15

Multiple Choice

In the 1960s and 1970s social scientists began to suggest that offical records of crime:

• A) were basically good measures
• B) were systematically biased
• C) were poor measures of how the criminal justice system works to create crime
• D) covered only small parts of the country

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Definitions:

Storage Decay

The theory that memory traces weaken over time when information is not accessed or used, leading to forgetting.

Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry is the branch of science dealing with the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of carbon-containing compounds.

Memory Trace

The theoretical concept referring to the physical change in the brain that represents the imprint of an experienced event or piece of information.

Motivated Forgetting

A psychological phenomenon whereby individuals unconsciously block memories of traumatic or disturbing events or information.