Question 1

People who experience more control than they exercise have a "control surplus."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Liberals disagree with Hirschi because they believe that corporal punishment

Accepted Answer

A)  is the best means of instilling values. 
B)  is the only means of instilling values. 
C)  and crime rates are both symptoms of social problems; therefore, one cannot be the solution for the other. 
D)  and crime rates work at odds with each other for preventing delinquency. 
A)  is the best means of instilling values. 
B)  is the only means of instilling values. 
C)  and crime rates are both symptoms of social problems; therefore, one cannot be the solution for the other. 
D)  and crime rates work at odds with each other for preventing delinquency. C

Question 3

Social learning theory combines aspects of differential association theory as well as

Accepted Answer

A)  positivist criminology. 
B)  behavioral psychology. 
C)  transpersonal psychology. 
D)  Marxist sociology. 
A)  positivist criminology. 
B)  behavioral psychology. 
C)  transpersonal psychology. 
D)  Marxist sociology. B

Question 4

Which of the following is one of Hirschi's generalizations about juvenile delinquency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juveniles engage less in delinquency the more they are attached to their families. 
B)  Juveniles engage less in delinquency the better they perform in school. 
C)  Members of delinquent gangs do not have cohesive or warm associations with fellow gang members. 
D)  Hirschi made all of the above generalizations. 
A)  Juveniles engage less in delinquency the more they are attached to their families. 
B)  Juveniles engage less in delinquency the better they perform in school. 
C)  Members of delinquent gangs do not have cohesive or warm associations with fellow gang members. 
D)  Hirschi made all of the above generalizations.

Question 5

Who among the following constructed a theory that rests on a seemingly biological premise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sutherland 
B)  Hirschi 
C)  Tittle 
D)  Agnew 
A)  Sutherland 
B)  Hirschi 
C)  Tittle 
D)  Agnew

Question 6

Which criminologist(s) wrote the first systematic textbook in U.S. criminology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sutherland 
B)  Bandura 
C)  Gottfredson and Hirschi 
D)  Charles Tittle 
A)  Sutherland 
B)  Bandura 
C)  Gottfredson and Hirschi 
D)  Charles Tittle

Question 7

Which of the following is one the five chief aspects of low self-control?

Accepted Answer

A)  thrill seeking and pleasure avoidance 
B)  immediate gratification and thrill seeking 
C)  good work habits and regular church attendance 
D)  poor work habits and weekend warrior activities 
A)  thrill seeking and pleasure avoidance 
B)  immediate gratification and thrill seeking 
C)  good work habits and regular church attendance 
D)  poor work habits and weekend warrior activities

Question 8

People with low self-control are sedate, intelligent, cerebral, and lead placid lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

With his identification of the differential association and social organization hypotheses, Sutherland was the first criminologist to attempt a general theory of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Sutherland, differential social disorganization is produced by

Accepted Answer

A)  waves of immigration, cultural stability, and political and economic individualism. 
B)  waves of immigration, cultural conflict, and political and economic security. 
C)  waves of immigration, cultural stability, and political and economic materialism. 
D)  waves of immigration, culture conflict, and an absence of traditional social control. 
A)  waves of immigration, cultural stability, and political and economic individualism. 
B)  waves of immigration, cultural conflict, and political and economic security. 
C)  waves of immigration, cultural stability, and political and economic materialism. 
D)  waves of immigration, culture conflict, and an absence of traditional social control.

Question 11

What are the two types of social disorganization that Sutherland described?

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie and consensus 
B)  mechanical and organic 
C)  lack of standards and conflict of standards 
D)  unclear standards and competing standards 
A)  anomie and consensus 
B)  mechanical and organic 
C)  lack of standards and conflict of standards 
D)  unclear standards and competing standards

Question 12

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi, low self-control coupled with __________ increase an individual's propensity to commit crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  determination 
B)  free will 
C)  opportunity 
D)  physical strength 
A)  determination 
B)  free will 
C)  opportunity 
D)  physical strength

Question 13

In developing his theory of differential social organization, Sutherland was concerned about explaining

Accepted Answer

A)  why crime rates vary within social groups. 
B)  both the content and process of criminal learning. 
C)  individual variations in criminal offending. 
D)  who is ultimately responsible for crime. 
A)  why crime rates vary within social groups. 
B)  both the content and process of criminal learning. 
C)  individual variations in criminal offending. 
D)  who is ultimately responsible for crime.

Question 14

People who suffer from control deficits are most likely to seek to increase them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Sutherland's differential social organization concept explains the transmission of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which criminologist used longitudinal research to test Hirschi's theory and found that it does not explain serious forms of juvenile delinquency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sutherland 
B)  Tittle 
C)  Agnew 
D)  Skinner 
A)  Sutherland 
B)  Tittle 
C)  Agnew 
D)  Skinner

Question 17

In his pioneering research, Sutherland found that every major corporation was involved in white-collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One serious dilemma of social learning theory has to do with

Accepted Answer

A)  policy implications, which advocate controversial therapies. 
B)  generous praise for other theories. 
C)  how to treat "deviants" when they don't want to be treated. 
D)  reeducation for those whose learning is not appropriate. 
A)  policy implications, which advocate controversial therapies. 
B)  generous praise for other theories. 
C)  how to treat "deviants" when they don't want to be treated. 
D)  reeducation for those whose learning is not appropriate.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven stages of learned behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal behavior is learned independent of any other stimuli. 
B)  Criminal behavior is learned in small groups that have a major influence on the individual. 
C)  Learning criminal behavior depends on the available and effective reinforcers within the individual's environment. 
D)  The strength of criminal behavior is a direct function of the amount, frequency, and probability of its reinforcement. 
A)  Criminal behavior is learned independent of any other stimuli. 
B)  Criminal behavior is learned in small groups that have a major influence on the individual. 
C)  Learning criminal behavior depends on the available and effective reinforcers within the individual's environment. 
D)  The strength of criminal behavior is a direct function of the amount, frequency, and probability of its reinforcement.

Question 20

Predation, as outlined in Tittle's control balance theory, refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  theft, rape, homicide, robbery, and assault. 
B)  price-fixing, unsafe workplaces, influence peddling, and contract killing. 
C)  autocratic behavior, ethnic cleansing, and environmental destruction. 
D)  group sex with children, humiliating others for entertainment, and sadistic torture. 
A)  theft, rape, homicide, robbery, and assault. 
B)  price-fixing, unsafe workplaces, influence peddling, and contract killing. 
C)  autocratic behavior, ethnic cleansing, and environmental destruction. 
D)  group sex with children, humiliating others for entertainment, and sadistic torture.

People who experience more control than they exercise have a "control surplus."

Liberals disagree with Hirschi because they believe that corporal punishment

Social learning theory combines aspects of differential association theory as well as

Which of the following is one of Hirschi's generalizations about juvenile delinquency?

Who among the following constructed a theory that rests on a seemingly biological premise?

Which criminologist(s) wrote the first systematic textbook in U.S. criminology?

Which of the following is one the five chief aspects of low self-control?

People with low self-control are sedate, intelligent, cerebral, and lead placid lives.

With his identification of the differential association and social organization hypotheses, Sutherland was the first criminologist to attempt a general theory of crime.

According to Sutherland, differential social disorganization is produced by

What are the two types of social disorganization that Sutherland described?

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi, low self-control coupled with __________ increase an individual's propensity to commit crime.

In developing his theory of differential social organization, Sutherland was concerned about explaining

People who suffer from control deficits are most likely to seek to increase them.

Sutherland's differential social organization concept explains the transmission of crime.

Which criminologist used longitudinal research to test Hirschi's theory and found that it does not explain serious forms of juvenile delinquency?

In his pioneering research, Sutherland found that every major corporation was involved in white-collar crime.

One serious dilemma of social learning theory has to do with

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven stages of learned behavior?

Predation, as outlined in Tittle's control balance theory, refers to

The Problem of Crime

The Measurement of Crime

Social Structure, Anomie, and Crime

Delinquent Subcultures, Subcultures of Delinquency, and the Labeling

The Conflict Tradition

Feminist and Critical Criminologies

Inequality, Crime, and Victimization

Property Crime

Interpersonal Violence

White-Collar Crime

Political Crime

Comparative Criminology and Globalization

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Exam 6: Social Learning Theory and Social Control Theort

People who experience more control than they exercise have a "control surplus."

Liberals disagree with Hirschi because they believe that corporal punishment

Social learning theory combines aspects of differential association theory as well as

Which of the following is one of Hirschi's generalizations about juvenile delinquency?

Who among the following constructed a theory that rests on a seemingly biological premise?

Which criminologist(s) wrote the first systematic textbook in U.S. criminology?

Which of the following is one the five chief aspects of low self-control?

People with low self-control are sedate, intelligent, cerebral, and lead placid lives.

With his identification of the differential association and social organization hypotheses, Sutherland was the first criminologist to attempt a general theory of crime.

According to Sutherland, differential social disorganization is produced by

What are the two types of social disorganization that Sutherland described?

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi, low self-control coupled with __________ increase an individual's propensity to commit crime.

In developing his theory of differential social organization, Sutherland was concerned about explaining

People who suffer from control deficits are most likely to seek to increase them.

Sutherland's differential social organization concept explains the transmission of crime.

Which criminologist used longitudinal research to test Hirschi's theory and found that it does not explain serious forms of juvenile delinquency?

In his pioneering research, Sutherland found that every major corporation was involved in white-collar crime.

One serious dilemma of social learning theory has to do with

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven stages of learned behavior?

Predation, as outlined in Tittle's control balance theory, refers to

The Problem of Crime

The Measurement of Crime

Social Structure, Anomie, and Crime

Delinquent Subcultures, Subcultures of Delinquency, and the Labeling

The Conflict Tradition

Feminist and Critical Criminologies

Inequality, Crime, and Victimization

Property Crime

Interpersonal Violence

White-Collar Crime

Political Crime

Comparative Criminology and Globalization

Filters