In Terms of Racial Categories,most People Arrested for a Violent

question 23

Multiple Choice

In terms of racial categories,most people arrested for a violent crime in the United States are

• A)white.
• B)African American.
• C)people of mixed race.
• D)of Hispanic ancestry.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that ensures, by the behavior it generates, that it will come true.

Counterfactual Thinking

The psychological process of imagining alternative outcomes or scenarios that did not actually happen, often starting with "What if..."

Regret

A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that one has done or failed to do.

False Consensus Effect

The cognitive bias to overestimate how much others share one’s beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.