The Study of Non-Normative Behavior That Departs from Expected Behavior

question 74

Multiple Choice

The study of non-normative behavior that departs from expected behavior is known as the study of:

• A)criminal justice
• B)criminology
• C)deviant behavior
• D)sociology
• E)all of these choices

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Definitions:

Thematic Apperception Test

A psychological assessment tool where respondents reveal their underlying motives, concerns, and the way they see the social world through the stories they make up about ambiguous pictures of people.

Projective Tests

A type of personality assessment that involves the presentation of ambiguous stimuli to subjects, who then project their own perceptions, emotions, and thoughts onto the stimuli.

External Locus

A psychological concept referring to individuals who believe that external forces or events significantly influence their life outcomes.

Control

The practice of managing or directing the variables in an experiment or situation to ensure that its outcome can be reliably attributed to the tested variables.