The tendency to perceive antagonistic intent in others even when it is totally lacking is called ________.
A. sympathetic preference
B. passive aggression
C. hostile attribution bias
D. inductive bias
E. weapons effect
Ans: C. hostile attribution bias
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a. Intensive supervision is significantly more effective than traditional supervision. b. Intensive supervision is far less effective than traditional supervision. c. Research has produced mixed results with no clear indication that the process is successful. d. No research has been conducted.
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a. Criminal behavior b. Group process c. Deviant value systems d. Peer pressure
__________ percent of the research budget of the National Institute of Justice is spent on developing new technology for law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
A. Ten B. Thirty C. Forty-five D. Sixty
A person who tries to pick a lock in an apartment door in order to commit burglary but who is frightened away when a neighbor comes out is
(a) not guilty of any crime due to impossibility of completion. (b) not guilty of any crime due to mistake of fact. (c) guilty of attempted burglary. (d) guilty of criminal conspiracy.