Which of the Following Is Characteristic of Terrorism

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is characteristic of terrorism?

• A)Acts of terrorism kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.
• B)Its purpose is to accomplish political goals by demoralizing a civilian population.
• C)Terrorists are acting to gain leverage against nonstate actors.
• D)Terrorist acts are typically random acts with no clear goal in mind.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Adaptation

The ability of the body to adjust to an environment by filtering out distractions and focusing on significant information.

Relative Luminance

A measure of the brightness of a color perceived by the human eye, relative to a white reference point, used in computer vision and digital imaging.

Interposition

A visual cue in which one object partially blocks another, indicating depth perception in visual field.

Perceptual Set

A psychological framework or expectation that significantly influences one’s perception of sensory information.