John Was Recently Sentenced for 10 Years in Prison for Possession

question 2

Multiple Choice

John was recently sentenced for 10 years in prison for possession of crack cocaine. His lawyer discovered that others have served less time for the possession of powder cocaine, a drug often associated with a different category of people. John's lawyer has concluded that this discrepant sentencing is the result of __________.

• A) individual discrimination
• B) institutional discrimination
• C) prejudice
• D) stereotyping

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Definitions:

Ethical Issues

Moral challenges and concerns that arise in the practice of personal and professional conduct, affecting decisions and actions.

Animal Subjects

Non-human animals used in research to study biological, psychological, or medical processes.

Stimulus-Response

A concept in psychology that describes a specific stimulus leading to a particular response in an organism.

Behaviourism

This is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, emphasizing external behaviors rather than internal processes.