Exam 2: Developmental and Psychological Theories of Offending

The antisocial potential (AP) of Farrington's (2005) Integrated Cognitive Antisocial Potential (ICAP) theory assumes that the translation from antisocial potential to antisocial behaviour is contingent upon _________

The four dimensions of Lahey and Waldman's (2005) developmental propensity theory - (i) low cognitive ability; ii) prosociality; iii) daring; iv) negative emotionality - are said to have a genetic basis.

Long-term AP depends on motivating and situational factors.

Thornberry and Krohn (2001) proposed that changing social influences, protective factors such as high intelligence, and intervention programmes can cause ______

Which theory is most associated with the development of parent management training programmes?

According to Thornberry and Krohn's (2005) interactional theory, at what age range are neuropsychological deficits proposed to be the most important in explaining offending behaviour?

Which developmental theory focuses explicitly on why people do not offend, rather than on why they do offend?

According to research on the relationship between child-rearing methods and offending, which factor is the strongest and most replicable predictor of offending?

Classical (automatic) conditioning is a key component of Eysenck's personality theory.

From the list below, identify those features of Farrington's ICAP theory that are purported to directly contribute to short-term AP.

_____ theory hypothesises that broken homes have a significant impact on offending behaviour.

The "maturity gap" is associated with which component of Moffitt's (1993) developmental taxonomy?