The distance of a point from y-axis measured along the x-axis is called abscissa or x coordinate of the point and the distance of a point from x-axis measured along the y-axis is called ordinate.
In addition, neuropsychological... Rational choice theory and its assumptions about human behavior have been integrated into numerous criminological theories and criminal justice interventions. Rational choice theory originated during the late 18th century with the work of Cesare Beccaria.
While most of these remarks were addressed to a political science still smarting from the effects of the Behavioral Revolution, they apply just as well, if not more so, to political science in the Era of Rational Choice.