Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Factors

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the factors that influence crime?

• A)In general,men are less likely than women to become victims of reported violent crimes.
• B)In general,younger people are more likely than older people to be victims of violent crime.
• C)Overall,women are less likely to be attacked in their homes and men are less likely to be attacked in public places.
• D)Overall,the disparity of victimization rates between males and females has considerably increaseD.

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Associative Learning

A learning process by which a subject comes to associate stimuli with certain behaviors or outcomes, such as in classical or operant conditioning.

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Inherent genetic traits that may influence an individual’s likelihood of developing certain diseases, behaviors, or characteristics.

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