recidivism rate

the frequency with which delinquent or criminal behavior recurs or patients relapse. It is sometimes used as a marker of the effects of interventions; for example, the percentage of people who commit rape following treatment intended to reduce the likelihood of committing this crime would indicate the effectiveness of the treatment.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

disarranged-sentence test

a test or test item whose objective is to put a scrambled sentence in proper order. For example, the individual being tested could be required to reorder “Boy town the to went bustling the” to read “The boy went to the bustling town.”