Barbara has recently been diagnosed with a rather aggressive form of abdominal cancer. her oncologist is interested in determining the best way to treat her so that the tumors can be eliminated. her gastroenterologist is focused on relieving her symptoms and giving her normal digestive functioning. barbara is also seeing a psychologist, whose goal is to her stay calm, relaxed, and keep her anxiety as minimal as possible while keeping her spirits up. the fact that these doctors are considering barbara's situation with different goals and from different perspectives is similar to the idea of presented in your textbook.

Donald was arrested for murdering an acquaintance. at the trial, donald takes the stand and testifies that he and the victim knew each other. he admits that they would drink and use drugs together. one night while partying, donald explains in his testimony, an argument got out of hand during a card game. donald explains that the victim accused him of cheating and pulled out a knife on him and started swinging it in the air. donald said that he had no choice but to pull out his gun and shoot the victim. the jury convicted donald of manslaughter. who would argue that donald weighed the potential costs and benefits of shooting the victim and decided to pull the trigger as a result of free will? a. a rational choice theorist b. a critical criminologist c. a conflict theorist d. a positivist