Many States Enacted or Strengthened Existing Parental Liability Statutes That

question 101

Multiple Choice

Many states enacted or strengthened existing parental liability statutes that make parents criminally liable for the actions of their delinquent children.These laws can generally fall into one of three categories. Which category is false?

• A)Vicarious involvement
• B)Civil liability
• C)General involvement
• D)Criminal liability

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Definitions:

Puzzle Box

An experimental device used in animal psychology to study trial-and-error learning, notably by Edward L. Thorndike.

Thorndike

Edward Thorndike was an influential psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and for developing the Law of Effect, which played a foundational role in the study of operant conditioning.

Skinner Box

An apparatus created by B.F. Skinner for conditioning and studying the behaviors of animals through reinforcements and punishments.

Insight Learning

A form of problem solving where the solution suddenly comes to us in what might be described as a "flash of insight".