The percentage of people who report being a victim of particular sort of crime in the previous year is known as the_____rate, as it opposed to the frequency of crimes being committed in one year which is known as______rates.

Related Mcqs:

1. Victim surveys generally indicate______ rate of victimization than do number of crimes known to the police.

   A. lower
   B. higher
   C. inferior
   D. similar

2. In the British Crime survey, who had high levels of worry about burglary and violent crime?

   A. Professionals
   B. Women
   C. Men
   D. Those over 75 years- of age

3. A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. He has committed what error?

   A. He incorrectly inferred correlation from causation
   B. He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation
   C. He failed to measure the gravitational pull to test his hypothesis
   D. He has overlooked the placebo effect

4. The age at which most people show a particular level of physical or mental development is known as the:

   A. Normative age
   B. Chronological age
   C. Developmental age
   D. Mental age

5. A psychologist studied a gunshot wound victim and found out that brain region destroyed is most important for memory functions. The research is _____________?

   A. case study
   B. survey
   C. correlational
   D. experimental
   E. None of these

6. Only when experimental participants were informed that a women was raped did they perceive the women’s behavior as inviting rape> This best illustrates that victim- blaming is fueled by:

   A. deindividuation
   B. the bystander effect
   C. the mere exposure effect
   D. hindsight bias

7. Ms. Sadaf, a recent stroke victim, cannot consciously perceive the large book on the coffee table in front of her Yet, when urged to identify the book, she correctly reads aloud the printed title on the book cover. Her response best illustrates:

   A. Synesthesia
   B. Blindsight
   C. Subliminal perception
   D. The McGurk effect

8. People with opposing views of capital punishment reviewed mixed evidence regarding its effectiveness as a crime deterrent. As a result, their opposing views differed more strongly than ever. This best illustrates:

   A. the farming effect
   B. the availability heuristic
   C. the representativeness heuristic
   D. belief perseverance

9. Which of the following is true of psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes?

   A. They have used telepathy to read the mind of the criminal
   B. They have provided useful predictions using all their powers in 90 percent of the cases
   C. They have used precognition to forewarn the police of criminals acts
   D. They have reported visions that are no more accurate than guesses

10. A personal selection test that requires previous knowledge and mastery of a given body of materials, in effect is __________________?

    A. an aptitude test
    B. an achievement test
    C. an intelligence test
    D. a test of creativity