Question 1

What is meant by "anticriminal modeling?" In what ways do case managers or counselors sometimes inadvertently demonstrate criminal modeling?

Accepted Answer

Anticriminal modeling refers to the process of demonstrating, teaching, or reinforcing behaviors, attitudes, and thinking patterns that are the opposite of criminal behavior. It is a concept often used in the context of rehabilitation programs, where case managers, counselors, or other professionals work with individuals who have a history of criminal behavior or are at risk of engaging in such behavior. The goal of anticriminal modeling is to provide positive examples and encourage pro-social behaviors that contribute to lawful and constructive living.

Anticriminal modeling involves:

1. **Positive Role Modeling**: Demonstrating law-abiding behavior, ethical decision-making, and respectful interactions with others.
2. **Skill Development**: Teaching skills that support lawful living, such as conflict resolution, problem-solving, and effective communication.
3. **Cognitive Restructuring**: Helping individuals to recognize and change criminal thinking patterns and rationalizations.
4. **Socialization**: Encouraging engagement in pro-social activities and relationships that reinforce positive behaviors and values.

Inadvertent criminal modeling by case managers or counselors can occur when these professionals, perhaps unknowingly, exhibit behaviors or attitudes that align with criminal thinking or behavior patterns. This can happen in several ways:

1. **Negative Reinforcement**: If a case manager inadvertently rewards or overlooks negative behavior, they may be reinforcing the criminal behavior pattern.
2. **Poor Boundaries**: Demonstrating a lack of professional boundaries, such as sharing personal information inappropriately or engaging in dual relationships, can model a disregard for rules and social norms.
3. **Inconsistent Messaging**: If a counselor says one thing but does another, they may inadvertently model dishonesty or a lack of integrity.
4. **Cynicism or Hopelessness**: Expressing doubt about the client's ability to change or a general sense of hopelessness about their prospects can reinforce a criminal identity.
5. **Mirroring Criminal Rationalizations**: If a professional agrees with or fails to challenge a client's criminal rationalizations, they may inadvertently validate criminal thinking.

To avoid inadvertently demonstrating criminal modeling, case managers and counselors should be self-aware, maintain professional boundaries, consistently apply ethical principles, and actively engage in anticriminal modeling by demonstrating and reinforcing positive, lawful behaviors and attitudes.

Question 2

Think for a minute about the most effective teachers you have had over the years. In what ways did their classes demonstrate the principles of effective modeling? How did they utilize the various steps of the social learning process?

Accepted Answer

The most effective teachers I have had over the years were those who demonstrated the principles of effective modeling in their classes. They were able to effectively model the behavior, skills, and attitudes they wanted their students to learn.

One way they did this was by clearly and explicitly demonstrating the desired behavior or skill. For example, in a math class, the teacher would show step-by-step how to solve a problem, and in an English class, the teacher would model effective writing techniques. This allowed students to see exactly what was expected of them and how to achieve it.

Additionally, these teachers also utilized the various steps of the social learning process. They provided opportunities for students to observe the modeled behavior, practice it themselves, receive feedback, and then refine their skills. For example, in a science class, the teacher would conduct experiments in front of the class, then allow students to conduct their own experiments with guidance and feedback.

Overall, the most effective teachers I have had were able to effectively model the behavior and skills they wanted their students to learn, and they utilized the social learning process to ensure that students had the opportunity to observe, practice, and refine their skills. This approach not only helped students learn the material, but also develop important skills and attitudes that would benefit them beyond the classroom.

Question 3

Reinforcement contingencies are very important in determining what behaviors observers are willing to perform spontaneously

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

_________ is the theorist who is, in large part, responsible for developing modeling theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  B.F. Skinner 
B)  Albert Ellis 
C)  Albert Bandura 
D)  Aaron Beck 
A)  B.F. Skinner 
B)  Albert Ellis 
C)  Albert Bandura 
D)  Aaron Beck

Question 5

According to social learning theory, problems in behavior arise primarily through:

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious conditioning processes. 
B)  faulty expectations. 
C)  observational learning. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  vicarious conditioning processes. 
B)  faulty expectations. 
C)  observational learning. 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Covert modeling is a process that encourages the client to visualize his or her performance of the behaviors they want to perform

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Clients of probation officers who _____________ and ____________ have the lowest rates of recidivism.

Accepted Answer

A)  modeled antisocial attitudes; displayed good relationship skills. 
B)  modeled anti-criminal attitudes; displayed authoritarian relationship skills. 
C)  modeled anti-criminal attitudes; displayed good relationship skills. 
D)  modeled antisocial attitudes; displayed authoritarian relationship skills. 
A)  modeled antisocial attitudes; displayed good relationship skills. 
B)  modeled anti-criminal attitudes; displayed authoritarian relationship skills. 
C)  modeled anti-criminal attitudes; displayed good relationship skills. 
D)  modeled antisocial attitudes; displayed authoritarian relationship skills.

Question 8

Identify the important components or steps of the social learning process.

Accepted Answer

The important components or steps of the

Question 9

All of the following are recommended non-verbal expressions of approval of a client's statement or behavior except:

Accepted Answer

A)  eye contact. 
B)  smiling. 
C)  a sharing of experiences. 
D)  hugging. 
A)  eye contact. 
B)  smiling. 
C)  a sharing of experiences. 
D)  hugging.

Question 10

Transfer training identifies a number of techniques for identifying new antisocial behaviors.-------------------------------

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The use of therapeutic communities as a treatment strategy in the correctional system primarily emphasizes the criminogenic aspects of a correctional client's personality

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Practicing the modeled goal behavior can occur symbolically

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

It is hoped clients will see goal behaviors modeled outside of treatment groups, but treatment efforts are often discouraged when:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents and family members model aggressive behaviors. 
B)  institutional staff model antisocial behaviors. 
C)  peers encourage delinquents to revisit criminal behavior. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  parents and family members model aggressive behaviors. 
B)  institutional staff model antisocial behaviors. 
C)  peers encourage delinquents to revisit criminal behavior. 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

From the social learning perspective:

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior is consistent across situations. 
B)  individual perceptions of situations are more relevant than objective perceptions of situations. 
C)  feelings determine actions. 
D)  assessment emphasizes a wide range of situations. 
A)  behavior is consistent across situations. 
B)  individual perceptions of situations are more relevant than objective perceptions of situations. 
C)  feelings determine actions. 
D)  assessment emphasizes a wide range of situations.

Question 15

As found in research on Parent Management Training (PMT), which of the following is not one of the ways in which poor parental discipline contributes to child behavioral problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  punishing too severely. 
B)  punishing inconsistently or coercively. 
C)  ignoring good behavior. 
D)  failing to set limits. 
A)  punishing too severely. 
B)  punishing inconsistently or coercively. 
C)  ignoring good behavior. 
D)  failing to set limits.

Question 16

According to PMT, what are the skills of good parenting?

Accepted Answer

PMT stands for Parent Management Trainin

Question 17

All of the following factors increase the likelihood for antisocial behavior except:

Accepted Answer

A)  having antisocial associates or role models. 
B)  poor parental modeling. 
C)  watching violent movies and games. 
D)  modeling aggressive behavior. 
A)  having antisocial associates or role models. 
B)  poor parental modeling. 
C)  watching violent movies and games. 
D)  modeling aggressive behavior.

Question 18

Skill Streaming is a component of a treatment package called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Attribution Replacement Training. 
B)  Aggression Replacement Training. 
C)  Anger Replacement Training. 
D)  Antisocial Replacement Training. 
A)  Attribution Replacement Training. 
B)  Aggression Replacement Training. 
C)  Anger Replacement Training. 
D)  Antisocial Replacement Training.

Question 19

Effective behavior rehearsal or practice:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs only when the client physically goes through the motions of the new skill. 
B)  depends on the client's ability to thoroughly replicate the new skill. 
C)  should be substituted by role-playing during the third treatment session. 
D)  is enhanced when the client engages in accurate self-observation. 
A)  occurs only when the client physically goes through the motions of the new skill. 
B)  depends on the client's ability to thoroughly replicate the new skill. 
C)  should be substituted by role-playing during the third treatment session. 
D)  is enhanced when the client engages in accurate self-observation.

Question 20

What qualities in an individual increase the likelihood they will be imitated by others? In other words, who makes a good role model?

Accepted Answer

A)  those who appear competent. 
B)  those who appear to be attractive. 
C)  those who are rewarded. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  those who appear competent. 
B)  those who appear to be attractive. 
C)  those who are rewarded. 
D)  all of the above.

What is meant by "anticriminal modeling?" In what ways do case managers or counselors sometimes inadvertently demonstrate criminal modeling?

Think for a minute about the most effective teachers you have had over the years. In what ways did their classes demonstrate the principles of effective modeling? How did they utilize the various steps of the social learning process?

Reinforcement contingencies are very important in determining what behaviors observers are willing to perform spontaneously

_________ is the theorist who is, in large part, responsible for developing modeling theory.

According to social learning theory, problems in behavior arise primarily through:

Covert modeling is a process that encourages the client to visualize his or her performance of the behaviors they want to perform

Clients of probation officers who _ and have the lowest rates of recidivism.

Identify the important components or steps of the social learning process.

All of the following are recommended non-verbal expressions of approval of a client's statement or behavior except:

Transfer training identifies a number of techniques for identifying new antisocial behaviors.-------------------------------

The use of therapeutic communities as a treatment strategy in the correctional system primarily emphasizes the criminogenic aspects of a correctional client's personality

Practicing the modeled goal behavior can occur symbolically

It is hoped clients will see goal behaviors modeled outside of treatment groups, but treatment efforts are often discouraged when:

From the social learning perspective:

As found in research on Parent Management Training (PMT), which of the following is not one of the ways in which poor parental discipline contributes to child behavioral problems?

According to PMT, what are the skills of good parenting?

All of the following factors increase the likelihood for antisocial behavior except:

Skill Streaming is a component of a treatment package called:

Effective behavior rehearsal or practice:

What qualities in an individual increase the likelihood they will be imitated by others? In other words, who makes a good role model?

The Process of Correctional Counseling and Treatment

Understanding the Special Challenges Faced by the Correctional Counselor

Community Corrections Officers As Change Agents

Correctional Treatment: Accomplishments and Realities

Assessment and Diagnosis of Correctional Clients

An Overview of Correctional Classification Systems

Case Planning and Case Management

Behavioral Interventions

Cognitive Interventions

Family Interventions

Treating Clients With Substance Abuse

Treating System-Involved Women

Treating Clients Who Commit Sex Offenses

Treating Clients With Severe Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathy

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Exam 10: Social Learning Interventions

What is meant by "anticriminal modeling?" In what ways do case managers or counselors sometimes inadvertently demonstrate criminal modeling?

Think for a minute about the most effective teachers you have had over the years. In what ways did their classes demonstrate the principles of effective modeling? How did they utilize the various steps of the social learning process?

Reinforcement contingencies are very important in determining what behaviors observers are willing to perform spontaneously

_________ is the theorist who is, in large part, responsible for developing modeling theory.

According to social learning theory, problems in behavior arise primarily through:

Covert modeling is a process that encourages the client to visualize his or her performance of the behaviors they want to perform

Clients of probation officers who _____________ and ____________ have the lowest rates of recidivism.

Identify the important components or steps of the social learning process.

All of the following are recommended non-verbal expressions of approval of a client's statement or behavior except:

Transfer training identifies a number of techniques for identifying new antisocial behaviors.-------------------------------

The use of therapeutic communities as a treatment strategy in the correctional system primarily emphasizes the criminogenic aspects of a correctional client's personality

Practicing the modeled goal behavior can occur symbolically

It is hoped clients will see goal behaviors modeled outside of treatment groups, but treatment efforts are often discouraged when:

From the social learning perspective:

As found in research on Parent Management Training (PMT), which of the following is not one of the ways in which poor parental discipline contributes to child behavioral problems?

According to PMT, what are the skills of good parenting?

All of the following factors increase the likelihood for antisocial behavior except:

Skill Streaming is a component of a treatment package called:

Effective behavior rehearsal or practice:

What qualities in an individual increase the likelihood they will be imitated by others? In other words, who makes a good role model?

The Process of Correctional Counseling and Treatment

Understanding the Special Challenges Faced by the Correctional Counselor

Community Corrections Officers As Change Agents

Correctional Treatment: Accomplishments and Realities

Assessment and Diagnosis of Correctional Clients

An Overview of Correctional Classification Systems

Case Planning and Case Management

Behavioral Interventions

Cognitive Interventions

Family Interventions

Treating Clients With Substance Abuse

Treating System-Involved Women

Treating Clients Who Commit Sex Offenses

Treating Clients With Severe Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathy

Filters

Clients of probation officers who _ and have the lowest rates of recidivism.