Question 1

According to the text, emotions are typically treated ______________ in criminological theories.

Accepted Answer

A)  positively 
B)  negatively 
C)  indifferently 
D)  all of the above 
A)  positively 
B)  negatively 
C)  indifferently 
D)  all of the above B

Question 2

Anne Campbell's "staying alive hypothesis" argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)  because offspring survival is so enormously important to reproductive success, females have evolved a propensity to avoid engaging in behaviors that pose survival risks 
B)  it is maladaptive for females to experience many different situations as fearful 
C)  the obligatory parental investment of males is greater than that of females 
D)  all of the above 
A)  because offspring survival is so enormously important to reproductive success, females have evolved a propensity to avoid engaging in behaviors that pose survival risks 
B)  it is maladaptive for females to experience many different situations as fearful 
C)  the obligatory parental investment of males is greater than that of females 
D)  all of the above A

Question 3

The primary function of the ________ is the storage of emotional memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  thalamus 
D)  prefrontal cortex 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  amygdala 
C)  thalamus 
D)  prefrontal cortex B

Question 4

As a basis for social interaction, _______ preceded _______ in evolutionary times.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary emotions, secondary emotions 
B)  secondary emotions, primary emotions 
C)  emotions, rationality 
D)  rationality, emotions 
A)  primary emotions, secondary emotions 
B)  secondary emotions, primary emotions 
C)  emotions, rationality 
D)  rationality, emotions

Question 5

According to Weber, ___________________ rationality is a means-end rationality that is self-serving and assumed to be innate in all people.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned 
B)  emotional 
C)  instrumental 
D)  evolutionary 
A)  learned 
B)  emotional 
C)  instrumental 
D)  evolutionary

Question 6

According to the text, psychopaths:

Accepted Answer

A)  are perfectly capable of reasoning 
B)  have malfunctioning emotional systems 
C)  are unable to "tie" the brain's cognitive and emotional networks 
D)  all of the above 
A)  are perfectly capable of reasoning 
B)  have malfunctioning emotional systems 
C)  are unable to "tie" the brain's cognitive and emotional networks 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Internal rewards of committing expressive crimes can be powerful motivators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Cultural criminologists identify emotions as motivating antisocial behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following enhanced our distant ancestors' reproductive success by overriding decisions suggesting alternatives to cooperation (i.e., cheating) that may have been more rational in the short term by acquiring resources with little effort, but which were ultimately fitness- reducing?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary emotions 
B)  rationality 
C)  social emotions 
D)  irrationality 
A)  primary emotions 
B)  rationality 
C)  social emotions 
D)  irrationality

Question 10

Emotion and rationality are two completely separate and unrelated concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the text, the less we feel social emotions:

Accepted Answer

A)  the less likely we are to prefer the immediate benefits of cheating 
B)  the more likely we are to prefer the immediate benefits of cheating 
C)  the more prosocial we will be 
D)  the more rational we will be 
A)  the less likely we are to prefer the immediate benefits of cheating 
B)  the more likely we are to prefer the immediate benefits of cheating 
C)  the more prosocial we will be 
D)  the more rational we will be

Question 12

Which of the following is/are notoriously absent or extremely weak in chronic criminals, especially psychopaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  shame 
B)  guilt 
C)  empathy 
D)  all of the above 
A)  shame 
B)  guilt 
C)  empathy 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Which philosopher put forth the notion that emotion precedes rationality in human phylogenic history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rousseau 
B)  Hume 
C)  Kant 
D)  Plato 
A)  Rousseau 
B)  Hume 
C)  Kant 
D)  Plato

According to the text, emotions are typically treated ______________ in criminological theories.

Anne Campbell's "staying alive hypothesis" argues that:

The primary function of the ________ is the storage of emotional memories.

As a basis for social interaction, _ preceded _ in evolutionary times.

According to Weber, ___________________ rationality is a means-end rationality that is self-serving and assumed to be innate in all people.

According to the text, psychopaths:

Internal rewards of committing expressive crimes can be powerful motivators.

Cultural criminologists identify emotions as motivating antisocial behavior.

Which of the following enhanced our distant ancestors' reproductive success by overriding decisions suggesting alternatives to cooperation (i.e., cheating) that may have been more rational in the short term by acquiring resources with little effort, but which were ultimately fitness- reducing?

Emotion and rationality are two completely separate and unrelated concepts.

According to the text, the less we feel social emotions:

Which of the following is/are notoriously absent or extremely weak in chronic criminals, especially psychopaths?

Which philosopher put forth the notion that emotion precedes rationality in human phylogenic history?

The Usefulness of Philosophy in Criminology

Social Constructionism Versus Science in Criminology

Relativism, Rationalism, Empiricism, and Paradigm Shifts

Essentialism and Reductionism: Enemies or Friends?

What Is Real and How Do We Know?

Materialism and Idealism: Structure versus Culture

Conﬂict and Cooperation: Alienation and Equality

Right and Wrong :Conscience

The Science Wars and Ideology in Criminology

Ideology and Causation

The Philosophy and Science of Human Nature

Feminist Criminology and Contending Metaphysics

Origins of the Intuition of Justice

Punishment: Justifications and its Role in the Evolution of Justice

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Exam 8: Rationality and Emotion

According to the text, emotions are typically treated ______________ in criminological theories.

Anne Campbell's "staying alive hypothesis" argues that:

The primary function of the ________ is the storage of emotional memories.

As a basis for social interaction, _______ preceded _______ in evolutionary times.

According to Weber, ___________________ rationality is a means-end rationality that is self-serving and assumed to be innate in all people.

According to the text, psychopaths:

Internal rewards of committing expressive crimes can be powerful motivators.

Cultural criminologists identify emotions as motivating antisocial behavior.

Which of the following enhanced our distant ancestors' reproductive success by overriding decisions suggesting alternatives to cooperation (i.e., cheating) that may have been more rational in the short term by acquiring resources with little effort, but which were ultimately fitness- reducing?

Emotion and rationality are two completely separate and unrelated concepts.

According to the text, the less we feel social emotions:

Which of the following is/are notoriously absent or extremely weak in chronic criminals, especially psychopaths?

Which philosopher put forth the notion that emotion precedes rationality in human phylogenic history?

The Usefulness of Philosophy in Criminology

Social Constructionism Versus Science in Criminology

Relativism, Rationalism, Empiricism, and Paradigm Shifts

Essentialism and Reductionism: Enemies or Friends?

What Is Real and How Do We Know?

Materialism and Idealism: Structure versus Culture

Conﬂict and Cooperation: Alienation and Equality

Right and Wrong :Conscience

The Science Wars and Ideology in Criminology

Ideology and Causation

The Philosophy and Science of Human Nature

Feminist Criminology and Contending Metaphysics

Origins of the Intuition of Justice

Punishment: Justifications and its Role in the Evolution of Justice

Filters

As a basis for social interaction, _ preceded _ in evolutionary times.