Question 1

The Good Lives Model has criticized the RNR model for failing to

Accepted Answer

A) emphasize criminogenic needs 
B) recognize the importance of personal strengths 
C) place fundamental human needs as the major goal in treatment 
D) both b and c 
E) all of the above 
A) emphasize criminogenic needs 
B) recognize the importance of personal strengths 
C) place fundamental human needs as the major goal in treatment 
D) both b and c 
E) all of the above E

Question 2

The poor predictive accuracy of clinicians trained in psychopathological models of criminal behavior may be traced to

Accepted Answer

A) their reliance on the seriousness of the psychiatric disorder 
B)  a failure of reading The Psychology of Criminal Conduct 
C)  using the PCL-R for guiding their judgments 
D)  an emphasis on the "Big Eight" factors 
E)  depending on indicators of social class for prediction purposes 
A) their reliance on the seriousness of the psychiatric disorder 
B)  a failure of reading The Psychology of Criminal Conduct 
C)  using the PCL-R for guiding their judgments 
D)  an emphasis on the "Big Eight" factors 
E)  depending on indicators of social class for prediction purposes A

Question 3

The highest rate of criminal behavior can be found when criminal attitudes are

Accepted Answer

A)  high and the person lives in a low-crime area 
B)  low and the person lives in a prison 
C) high and the person's friends are criminals 
D)  high and self-esteem is low 
E)  low and the person has very few friends 
A)  high and the person lives in a low-crime area 
B)  low and the person lives in a prison 
C) high and the person's friends are criminals 
D)  high and self-esteem is low 
E)  low and the person has very few friends C

Question 4

Two major cross-sectional studies (Glueck & Glueck; Hirschi) have identified the following as a major correlate of criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  social class 
B)  heredity 
C)  urban living 
D)  frustration 
E) procriminal attitudes 
A)  social class 
B)  heredity 
C)  urban living 
D)  frustration 
E) procriminal attitudes

Question 5

Understanding individual behavior is gained through

Accepted Answer

A) theory 
B) research 
C) practice 
D) b and c only 
E) all of the above 
A) theory 
B) research 
C) practice 
D) b and c only 
E) all of the above

Question 6

The strongest correlate of delinquency reported by Glueck and Glueck (1950) was

Accepted Answer

A)  social class 
B)  intelligence 
C) delinquent associates 
D)  body type 
E)  occupational aspirations 
A)  social class 
B)  intelligence 
C) delinquent associates 
D)  body type 
E)  occupational aspirations

Question 7

The desistance perspective views a decrease in criminal behavior as a function of

Accepted Answer

A)  critical life events 
B)  adopting a redemptive narrative 
C)  acquiring a sense of agency 
D)  gaining employment and establishing a stable romantic partnership 
E) all of the above 
A)  critical life events 
B)  adopting a redemptive narrative 
C)  acquiring a sense of agency 
D)  gaining employment and establishing a stable romantic partnership 
E) all of the above

Question 8

According to the text, theories that locate the cause for criminal behavior in the socioeconomic system

Accepted Answer

A) tend to portray individuals as uninteresting and all the same 
B)  have played a small role in criminology 
C)  are promoted by psychologists 
D)  overemphasize the importance of the person 
E)  began with Freud 
A) tend to portray individuals as uninteresting and all the same 
B)  have played a small role in criminology 
C)  are promoted by psychologists 
D)  overemphasize the importance of the person 
E)  began with Freud

Question 9

Studies comparing the relationships of social structure (e.g., class) and individual factors (e.g., personality) to criminal behavior show that

Accepted Answer

A) individual factors are more important 
B)  social structure is more important 
C)  both are equally important 
D)  social structure is more important at the aggregate level 
E)  social structure is more important with regard to property crimes and individual factors are more important with regard to violent crimes 
A) individual factors are more important 
B)  social structure is more important 
C)  both are equally important 
D)  social structure is more important at the aggregate level 
E)  social structure is more important with regard to property crimes and individual factors are more important with regard to violent crimes

Question 10

Rational empiricism involves

Accepted Answer

A)  logically coherent but untestable constructs 
B)  the study of individuals instead of social structure 
C) systematic observations 
D)  unethical experimental manipulations 
E)  extensive theorizing 
A)  logically coherent but untestable constructs 
B)  the study of individuals instead of social structure 
C) systematic observations 
D)  unethical experimental manipulations 
E)  extensive theorizing

The Good Lives Model has criticized the RNR model for failing to

The poor predictive accuracy of clinicians trained in psychopathological models of criminal behavior may be traced to

The highest rate of criminal behavior can be found when criminal attitudes are

Two major cross-sectional studies (Glueck & Glueck; Hirschi) have identified the following as a major correlate of criminal behavior.

Understanding individual behavior is gained through

The strongest correlate of delinquency reported by Glueck and Glueck (1950) was

The desistance perspective views a decrease in criminal behavior as a function of

According to the text, theories that locate the cause for criminal behavior in the socioeconomic system

Studies comparing the relationships of social structure (e.g., class) and individual factors (e.g., personality) to criminal behavior show that

Rational empiricism involves

An Overview of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

The Empirical Basis to the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

From Criminology Theories to a Psychological Perspective of Criminal Conduct

The Biological Basis of Criminal Behavior

Antisocial Personality Pattern

The Role of Procriminal Associates and Attitudes in Criminal Conduct

The Person in Social Context: Family, Marital, School, Work, Leisurerecreation, and Neighborhood

Substance Abuse

The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Treatment

Prediction of Criminal Behavior and Classification of Offenders

Offender Rehabilitation

Creating and Maintaining Rnr Adherence: a Real-World Challenge

The Failed Experiment: Getting Tough on Crime

Criminal Subtypes: Intimate Partner Violence, the Mentally Disordered, and Sex Offenders

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Exam 15: A General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning Perspective of Criminal Conduct: Summary and Conclusions

The Good Lives Model has criticized the RNR model for failing to

The poor predictive accuracy of clinicians trained in psychopathological models of criminal behavior may be traced to

The highest rate of criminal behavior can be found when criminal attitudes are

Two major cross-sectional studies (Glueck & Glueck; Hirschi) have identified the following as a major correlate of criminal behavior.

Understanding individual behavior is gained through

The strongest correlate of delinquency reported by Glueck and Glueck (1950) was

The desistance perspective views a decrease in criminal behavior as a function of

According to the text, theories that locate the cause for criminal behavior in the socioeconomic system

Studies comparing the relationships of social structure (e.g., class) and individual factors (e.g., personality) to criminal behavior show that

Rational empiricism involves

An Overview of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

The Empirical Basis to the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

From Criminology Theories to a Psychological Perspective of Criminal Conduct

The Biological Basis of Criminal Behavior

Antisocial Personality Pattern

The Role of Procriminal Associates and Attitudes in Criminal Conduct

The Person in Social Context: Family, Marital, School, Work, Leisurerecreation, and Neighborhood

Substance Abuse

The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Treatment

Prediction of Criminal Behavior and Classification of Offenders

Offender Rehabilitation

Creating and Maintaining Rnr Adherence: a Real-World Challenge

The Failed Experiment: Getting Tough on Crime

Criminal Subtypes: Intimate Partner Violence, the Mentally Disordered, and Sex Offenders

Filters