Jeremy, Age 7, Has Been Asked to Balance a Scale

question 129

Multiple Choice

Jeremy, age 7, has been asked to balance a scale with weights that can be hooked to the arms of the scale. Jeremy will probably _____.

• A) solve the problem through a trial-and-error strategy
• B) put weights on both sides without considering distance from the center of the scale
• C) understand the inverse relationship between distance and weight
• D) put all the weights on one side of the scale

Understand the effects of complex industrial societies on social control and conformity.

Examine gender dynamics in crime rates and victimization.

Analyze the criminalization process through conflict theories.

Understand prisons as agents of socialization and their outcomes.

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