No Single Factor Explains Any Particular Crime

question 6

True/False

No single factor explains any particular crime.

Grasp the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy within social interactions.

Recognize the levels at which gender distinctions manifest (individual, interactional, universal).

Identify examples of sex discrimination and gender-based stereotypes in daily scenarios.

Differentiate between the nature-nurture contributions to gender identity and behavior.

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Definitions:

Situational Causes

Factors external to an individual that are viewed as causes for behavior.

Heuristics

Simplified strategies or shortcuts used to make decisions and solve problems more efficiently.

Castro Study

A reference to a classic study in social psychology that examined attitudes and persuasion, often associated with the elaboration likelihood model.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that describes the tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underestimating the influence of external factors.