Absent-mindedness is ______________

a. focusing on one idea or thing so much that is misdirects one's attention so that other, simple things, are forgotten
b. searching unsuccessfully for information that the person possesses but cannot recall despite trying to do so at the moment (it is on the tip of my tongue)
c. mistaking fantasy for reality, or what one heard from a friend or what one saw in a movie for one's own experience
d. being asked questions in such a way that a person begins to distort his or her memory and believe things happened that did not happen
e. experiencing the slow, continuous decay of memory over time, such that the more distance in the past an event occurred, the less detail is recalled about it


A

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The U.S. Supreme Court held there is a constitutional right to privacy that protects individuals against state and federal government in ______.

A. 1945 B. 1955 C. 1965 D. 1975

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The Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) is set up to connect all jurisdictions with ________ communication

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Match the following criminological theories to their matching time periods

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