Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following are psychological theories of crime? a. | moral development | b. | operant conditioning | c. | social learning | d. | all of the above | e. | none of the above | | |
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Psychological theories of crime usually assume that: a. | behaviour is shaped by class and gender
relations | b. | genetic influence
is greater than environmental influence | c. | offenders have special traits and
deficits | d. | psychology and
criminality are unrelated | e. | all criminal behaviour is curable | | |
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Psychoanalytic theories of crime are most associated with: a. | behavioural psychology | b. | concepts of id, ego, and superego | c. | the cultural shaping of
consciousness | d. | analysis of brain
neurochemistry | e. | hormonal impacts
on psychology | | |
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The
idea that criminal behaviour is caused by arrested or incomplete emotional development is linked
to: a. | a corrections
orientation | b. | high rates of
recidivism | c. | psychoanalytical
theory | d. | community
psychology | e. | antisocial
personality disorder | | |
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Jean
Piaget is associated with: a. | the study of socialization | b. | moral development theory | c. | psychoanalysis | d. | operant conditioning | e. | behaviourism | | |
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Moral
development theory stresses that a. | sexual activity correlates with
delinquency | b. | socialization must
focus on morals | c. | moral development occurs
automatically | d. | morals develop at
different times in different societies | e. | none of the above | | |
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Which
psychological perspective examines families, subcultures, and symbolic modeling as potential
influences on aggressive behaviour? a. | moral development | b. | psychoanalytic | c. | social learning | d. | behavioural | e. | community psychology | | |
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Research on the association of aggressive behaviour with exposure to depictions of
violence in visual media demonstrates: a. | no link | b. | positive correlation but is unclear about
causation | c. | causation but not
correlation | d. | association but
not correlation | e. | negative correlation | | |
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9.
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A
physical test of someone’s reaction to a particular stimulus might examine
their: a. | body
posture | b. | hand
gestures | c. | autonomic
reactivity | d. | facial
expression | e. | endocrine
levels | | |
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The use
of punishment and rewards to bring out a desired response in an individual is: a. | autonomic reactivity | b. | social learning | c. | operant conditioning | d. | symbolic modeling | e. | psychotherapy | | |
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Lack of
feelings of guilt or remorse for violent and sadistic crimes is characteristic of: a. | negative symbolic modeling | b. | delinquency | c. | extraversion | d. | a psychopath | e. | classical conditioning | | |
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