According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the Robbery Rate

question 20

Multiple Choice

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the robbery rate in the United States is 202 per 100,000 people. At that rate, how many robberies would there be in a state the size of Indiana (5.8 million people) ?

• A) About 1200
• B) About 12,000
• C) About 120,000
• D) About 1,200,000
• E) Impossible to say

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A process of learning in which, with the consistent coupling of two stimuli, a response that originally required the second stimulus for elicitation is later elicited by the first stimulus solely.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until paired with an unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Vicarious Punishment

A form of learning where an individual's tendency to perform a behavior is decreased after observing another individual being punished for that behavior.

Mediated

The process by which something is transmitted or carried from one entity or place to another, often through an intervening agent.