Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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Biological factors are: a. | directly causative of most violent
crime | b. | only one of a
range of factors affecting behaviour | c. | not related to criminal behaviour | d. | influenced by nutrition and drug
use | e. | experimentally
sustainable | | |
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“Operationally defined” means to: a. | work out all details of an experiment in
advance | b. | define a concept
or idea in a measureable way | c. | define in interaction | d. | use surgical procedure to detect biological
differences | e. | operate in various
ways with definitions | | |
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Someone
who collects data on the involvement of a group of individuals in the criminal justice system over a
thirty-year period is conducting a: a. | sample survey | b. | longitudinal study | c. | cross-sectional study | d. | etiological analysis | e. | social intervention program | | |
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Which
of the following might be studied to investigate the influence of genetics on human
behaviour? a. | monozygotic and
dizygotic twins | b. | electrodermal activity | c. | drug use | d. | statistical significance | e. | behavioural conditioning | | |
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A study
of the relative importance of genetics versus social environment in affecting behaviour might
examine: a. | ethnic
groups | b. | religions | c. | nutrition | d. | adopted children | e. | day care environment | | |
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Studies
of the effect of genetic factors on behaviour suggest: a. | there is no significant effect | b. | behaviour is determined by genetic
inheritance | c. | behaviour is
partly shaped by genetic inheritance | d. | there are differences between ethnic
groups | e. | women and men are
naturally different | | |
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Which
of the following are more likely to be found in offenders than non-offenders? a. | order compulsion | b. | above average intelligence | c. | limited development of secondary sex
characteristics | d. | hyperactivity combined with
aggressiveness | e. | excessive
adrenaline and low levels of testosterone | | |
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8.
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Which
of the following biological factors has NOT been cited as correlated with criminal
behaviour? a. | skeletal
density | b. | endocrine
disorder | c. | head
trauma | d. | lead
poisoning | e. | inflammatory brain
disease | | |
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