Which of the following theories of deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse bills itself as the "general theory of crime"?

A. learning theory
B. social control theory
C. self-control theory
D. social disorganization theory
E. anomie theory


Answer: C

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In experiments, which of the following would best describe the internal validity threat of "experimental attrition"? a. Between the pretest and the posttest, political events transpire that have theeffect of changing people's attitudes regarding the dependent variable in theexperiment

b. A person who scored extremely high on a pretest IQ test does a lot worse onthe posttest. c. Repeated exposure to the measuring device leads people to responddifferently to it each time. d. Between the pretest and posttest, 20 percent of the experimental subjectsmove from the area where the experiment is being conducted.

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Which of the following is not a major government policy or program?

a) Community support b) Income maintenance c) Health d) Employment

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Many practitioners attempt to express what is _______ discussed by the client

A) ?not explicitly B) ?explicitly C) ?consistently D) ?seldom

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Once the family has attended to and understood the model's behavior, the therapist should provide _______________ before the family practices the behavior

a. incentives. b. probes. c. instruction. d. a and b. e. all of the above.

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