Modes of Monitoring,examining,and Regimenting Individuals That Are Diffused Throughout Society,including

question 68

Multiple Choice

Modes of monitoring,examining,and regimenting individuals that are diffused throughout society,including standardized tests,are what Foucault called:

• A) disciplinary techniques.
• B) total institutions.
• C) specific deterrence.
• D) general deterrence.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Bias

A systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, where inferences about other people and situations may be drawn in an illogical fashion.

Availability Heuristic

A decision-making heuristic in which our estimates of frequency or probability of events are based on how easy it is to find examples.

Framing Effect

The influence of wording, or the context in which information is presented, on decision making.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual’s subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy.