Broken windows policing tries to regulate low-level crime to prevent widespread disorder from occurring. … The hope is that if these visible displays of disorder and neglect are reduced, violent crimes might go down too, leading to an overall reduction in crime and an increase in public safety. What isRead More →
Theories aren’t capitalized or highlighted with italics, but you do capitalize someone’s name when it’s part of a theory: Dr. Goodman’s theory of whole language. Einstein’s general theory of relativity. What is capitalization theory? The earnings theory of capitalisation: This theory assumes that an enterprise is expected to make profit.Read More →
Alongside his academic work, he appeared as an expert witness in many cases, including the infamous 1960s trial of the underground magazine Oz. Hugo Münsterberg (1863–1916) is often referred to as the founding father of forensic psychology. Who coined the term investigative psychology? Professor David Canter coined the term InvestigativeRead More →
There are two types of cathodic protection, galvanic protection and impressed current. How is cathodic protection achieved? The technique of providing cathodic protection to steel preserves the metal by providing a highly active metal that can act as an anode and provide free electrons. By introducing these free electrons, theRead More →
What is a super-Earth? Super-Earths – a class of planets unlike any in our solar system – are more massive than Earth yet lighter than ice giants like Neptune and Uranus, and can be made of gas, rock or a combination of both. They are between twice the size ofRead More →
By far, the single most common synonym given by authors for “anomie” is “normless” or “normlessness.” Thirty-five definitions used the following vocabulary: “normless,” “normlessness,” “norms weak or unclear,” “loss of direction,” “loss of control,” “social breakdown.” Which of the following is considered Hirschi’s first theory? The central premise of Hirschi’sRead More →
“Phonological bootstrapping” is the hypothesis that a purely phonological analysis of the speech signal may allow infants to start acquiring the lexicon and syntax of their native language (Morgan & Demuth, 1996a). What is bootstrapping in language acquisition? Bootstrapping is a term used in language acquisition in the field ofRead More →
Which of the following is true about the kink in the demand curve? It is the result of different rival responses to price increases and reductions. … It will lose market share to the firms that do not follow the price increase. Who developed kinked demand curve? The kinked demandRead More →
Was Dalton’s theory discarded? Dalton’s Atomic Theory was discarded because of following reasons : … Atoms of different elements that have the same atomic mass are called isobar. 4) According to Dalton atoms of different elements combine in simple whole number ratio to form compounds. This is not seen inRead More →
In class, we discussed three main models of the solar system that were used to calculate the positions of the planets and stars: the ancient Greek geocentric model as proposed by Ptolemy, the full heliocentric model by Copernicus, and the hybrid of these proposed by Brahe. Who created the firstRead More →