Suggestibility 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
D
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Four friends, Bob, Sue, Tom, and John, have been convicted of bank robbery. Upon sentencing, they discover that they are being sent to four different prisons, each with its own philosophy of corrections. Bob spends much of his sentence in an isolation cell; he is also subject to strict rules and regulations and has no access to rehabilitation programs. Sue finds herself in a prison that is filled with individuals serving very lengthy sentences as well as some low-level offenders, who, she thinks, should never have been incarcerated because their crimes are not serious. Tom, on the other hand, has access to many different treatment programs. Finally, the prison where John is incarcerated is focused on John's success when he returns to the community. He spends his time preparing for
release.When John is released, he moves to a ________, which is a community-based residence that helps him reintegrate back into society successfully. A. jail B. restitution center C. halfway house D. technical rule violator center
Mechanical fire-setting devices are used by an arsonist for this reason
a. They accelerate the rate of burn.
b. They are capable of starting numerous fires simultaneously.
c. They provide a delay in ignition and an opportunity to establish an alibi.
d. They retard the fire-fighting response.
What cabinet-level department, established in 2003, merged 22 previously disparate domestic agencies into one department to protect the United States from threats to the homeland?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) b. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) c. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) d. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Which of the following physical feature would not be an appropriate indicator of atavism?
a. Powerful jaws b. Thin lips c. A weak chin d. Prominent tattoos