Question 1

Explain Sheldon's body-type theory.

Accepted Answer

William Sheldon claimed that during the embryonic and fetal stages of development, people had varying degrees of emphasis on certain tissue layers.These varying degrees were largely due to heredity and lead to the development of certain body types, temperaments, or personalities.Sheldon believed that there were three main body types based on the development of the tissue layers, endomorphic, mesomorphic and ectomorphic.Each of these body types coud be scored and were more likely to hold certain personality traits and temperaments.He used this data to examin the association of body types with delinquency or criminality.

Question 2

H.H Goddard classified low IQ individuals as idiots, imbeciles, and abnormal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of phrenology?

Accepted Answer

A) measuring the size of the skull to measure intelligence 
B) examining bumps or cavities on the skull to develop a criminal profile 
C) measuring the volume of the skull 
D) studying facial and other bodily aspects to indicate developmental problems 
A) measuring the size of the skull to measure intelligence 
B) examining bumps or cavities on the skull to develop a criminal profile 
C) measuring the volume of the skull 
D) studying facial and other bodily aspects to indicate developmental problems B

Question 4

Which book (and later movie) was based on Lombrosian traits of the villain?

Accepted Answer

A) Sherlock Holmes 
B) Dracula 
C) Frankenstein 
D) The Return of Chucky 
A) Sherlock Holmes 
B) Dracula 
C) Frankenstein 
D) The Return of Chucky

Question 5

When a person or feature of an individual is a throwback to an early stage of the evolutionary development that individual is said to be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) naturalistic 
B) primitive 
C) atavistic 
D) autistic 
A) naturalistic 
B) primitive 
C) atavistic 
D) autistic

Question 6

Low IQ was labeled as ______ by Goddard.

Accepted Answer

A) feeblemindedness 
B) retardation 
C) physiognomy 
D) madness 
A) feeblemindedness 
B) retardation 
C) physiognomy 
D) madness

Question 7

Lombroso's list of stigmata never changed after established.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The most serious and violent offenders, according to Lombroso, were the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) born criminals 
B) criminaloids 
C) atavists 
D) missing links 
A) born criminals 
B) criminaloids 
C) atavists 
D) missing links

Question 9

Lombroso is the father of Positivism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

______ was the belief that the size of the brain or skull represented the superiority or inferiority of certain individuals or ethnic/racial groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Craniometry 
B) Phrenology 
C) Physiognomy 
D) Eugenics 
A) Craniometry 
B) Phrenology 
C) Physiognomy 
D) Eugenics

Question 11

What do modern sociologists believe is the reason for the association between mesomorphy and criminality?

Accepted Answer

According to Sheldon's results, he belie

Question 12

Goddard lowerd the criterion for determining feeblemindedness after testing namely school children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Craniometrists did not know the ethnic or racial group of the individuals they were studying, resulting in ethnical and proper methodology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Binet created ______ to identify youth who were not performing up to par on educational skills.

Accepted Answer

A) a youth typology 
B) IQ scores 
C) phrenology scores 
D) eugenic scores 
A) a youth typology 
B) IQ scores 
C) phrenology scores 
D) eugenic scores

Question 15

Much of phrenology was aimed to support the assumptions of eugenics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Lombroso believed serious criminals were lower forms of humanity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did Eugenics shape 20th-century crime policy?

Accepted Answer

One of the biggest examples of eugenics

Question 18

Explain Lombroso's theory of crime and why Dracula is considered to have Lombrosian traits.

Accepted Answer

Lombroso's theory of crime was that he c

Question 19

According to Sheldon, the varying degrees of emphasis of certain tissue layers led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A) certain body types 
B) temperaments 
C) personalities 
D) sexuality 
A) certain body types 
B) temperaments 
C) personalities 
D) sexuality

Question 20

The ______ attributed all kinds of behavior, especially crime, on biological, psychological and sociological variables.

Accepted Answer

A) classical school 
B) differential school 
C) negativistic school 
D) positive school 
A) classical school 
B) differential school 
C) negativistic school 
D) positive school

Explain Sheldon's body-type theory.

H.H Goddard classified low IQ individuals as idiots, imbeciles, and abnormal.

Which of the following is an example of phrenology?

Which book (and later movie) was based on Lombrosian traits of the villain?

When a person or feature of an individual is a throwback to an early stage of the evolutionary development that individual is said to be ______.

Low IQ was labeled as ______ by Goddard.

Lombroso's list of stigmata never changed after established.

The most serious and violent offenders, according to Lombroso, were the ______.

Lombroso is the father of Positivism.

______ was the belief that the size of the brain or skull represented the superiority or inferiority of certain individuals or ethnic/racial groups.

What do modern sociologists believe is the reason for the association between mesomorphy and criminality?

Goddard lowerd the criterion for determining feeblemindedness after testing namely school children.

Craniometrists did not know the ethnic or racial group of the individuals they were studying, resulting in ethnical and proper methodology.

Binet created ______ to identify youth who were not performing up to par on educational skills.

Much of phrenology was aimed to support the assumptions of eugenics.

Lombroso believed serious criminals were lower forms of humanity.

How did Eugenics shape 20th-century crime policy?

Explain Lombroso's theory of crime and why Dracula is considered to have Lombrosian traits.

According to Sheldon, the varying degrees of emphasis of certain tissue layers led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT ______.

The ______ attributed all kinds of behavior, especially crime, on biological, psychological and sociological variables.

Introduction to the Book: an Overview of Issues in Criminological Theory

Preclassical and Classical Theories of Crime

Modern Applications of the Classical Perspective: Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Routine Activities or Lifestyle Theories of Crime

Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior

Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of Crime

The Chicago School and Cultural and Subcultural Theories of Crime

Social Process and Learning Theories of Crime

Social Reaction and Critical Models of Crime

Feminist Models of Crime

Life-Course Perspectives of Criminality

Integrated Theoretical Models and New Perspectives of Crime

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Exam 4: Early Postitive School Perspectives of Criminality

Explain Sheldon's body-type theory.

H.H Goddard classified low IQ individuals as idiots, imbeciles, and abnormal.

Which of the following is an example of phrenology?

Which book (and later movie) was based on Lombrosian traits of the villain?

When a person or feature of an individual is a throwback to an early stage of the evolutionary development that individual is said to be ______.

Low IQ was labeled as ______ by Goddard.

Lombroso's list of stigmata never changed after established.

The most serious and violent offenders, according to Lombroso, were the ______.

Lombroso is the father of Positivism.

______ was the belief that the size of the brain or skull represented the superiority or inferiority of certain individuals or ethnic/racial groups.

What do modern sociologists believe is the reason for the association between mesomorphy and criminality?

Goddard lowerd the criterion for determining feeblemindedness after testing namely school children.

Craniometrists did not know the ethnic or racial group of the individuals they were studying, resulting in ethnical and proper methodology.

Binet created ______ to identify youth who were not performing up to par on educational skills.

Much of phrenology was aimed to support the assumptions of eugenics.

Lombroso believed serious criminals were lower forms of humanity.

How did Eugenics shape 20th-century crime policy?

Explain Lombroso's theory of crime and why Dracula is considered to have Lombrosian traits.

According to Sheldon, the varying degrees of emphasis of certain tissue layers led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT ______.

The ______ attributed all kinds of behavior, especially crime, on biological, psychological and sociological variables.

Introduction to the Book: an Overview of Issues in Criminological Theory

Preclassical and Classical Theories of Crime

Modern Applications of the Classical Perspective: Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Routine Activities or Lifestyle Theories of Crime

Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior

Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of Crime

The Chicago School and Cultural and Subcultural Theories of Crime

Social Process and Learning Theories of Crime

Social Reaction and Critical Models of Crime

Feminist Models of Crime

Life-Course Perspectives of Criminality

Integrated Theoretical Models and New Perspectives of Crime

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