Edwin Sutherland's Differential Association Theory Links Deviance to

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Multiple Choice

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

• A) how others respond to the behaviour in question.
• B) the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behaviour.
• C) how well a person can contain deviant impulses.
• D) how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

Cognitive development pertains to the growth and change in mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding over the course of a person's life.

Language Development

The process by which individuals acquire and refine their language skills over time.

Overregularization

A linguistic phenomenon observed in language development, where children mistakenly apply standard grammatical rules to irregular verbs or nouns.

Whole-Object Assumption

A language learning principle where children assume that words refer to entire objects rather than their parts, properties, or actions.