Question 1

What type of tests are the widely used Rorschach inkblot test and the Thematic Apperception Test?

Accepted Answer

A)  statistical measurements 
B)  chronic offender-estimate 
C)  projective 
D)  survey 
A)  statistical measurements 
B)  chronic offender-estimate 
C)  projective 
D)  survey

Question 2

What theory proposes that people alter their behaviour according to the reactions they receive from others?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  labelling theory 
D)  environmental theory 
A)  behavioural 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  labelling theory 
D)  environmental theory

Question 3

What term did Cesare Lombroso use to describe the physical anomalies indicative of a person's criminal nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  neanderthalinization 
B)  Lombrosian adaptations 
C)  atavistic 
D)  somatype deformities 
A)  neanderthalinization 
B)  Lombrosian adaptations 
C)  atavistic 
D)  somatype deformities

Question 4

What does a neurophysiologist study?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain activity and abnormalities acquired as a fetus 
B)  emotional trauma encountered as an adult 
C)  child development through social interaction 
D)  dysfunctional adult relationships 
A)  brain activity and abnormalities acquired as a fetus 
B)  emotional trauma encountered as an adult 
C)  child development through social interaction 
D)  dysfunctional adult relationships

Question 5

Which law was passed by the Alberta government in 1928 when IQ was believed to be related to crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual Sterilization Act 
B)  Alberta Fornication Ban 
C)  Negative Eugenics Act 
D)  Ban on Feeble-Minded 
A)  Sexual Sterilization Act 
B)  Alberta Fornication Ban 
C)  Negative Eugenics Act 
D)  Ban on Feeble-Minded

Question 6

Who developed the biometric method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Maudsley 
B)  Gabriel Tarde 
C)  Charles Goring 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Henry Maudsley 
B)  Gabriel Tarde 
C)  Charles Goring 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 7

What was a major shortcoming of the work done by Lombroso and his contemporaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lombroso contaminated his autopsies with dirty instruments. 
B)  They did not use a large enough sample size. 
C)  They believed some traits were the product of genetics when they were in fact the product of a person's environmental conditions. 
D)  They lacked the high-resolution medical imaging devices needed to identify more subtle physical traits possessed by criminals. 
A)  Lombroso contaminated his autopsies with dirty instruments. 
B)  They did not use a large enough sample size. 
C)  They believed some traits were the product of genetics when they were in fact the product of a person's environmental conditions. 
D)  They lacked the high-resolution medical imaging devices needed to identify more subtle physical traits possessed by criminals.

Question 8

Who added a social dimension to Cesare Lombroso's work and was a pioneer in the view that criminals should not be held personally or morally responsible for their actions because forces outside their control cause criminality?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Sheldon 
B)  Richard Speck 
C)  Henry Maudsley 
D)  Raffaele Garofalo 
A)  William Sheldon 
B)  Richard Speck 
C)  Henry Maudsley 
D)  Raffaele Garofalo

Question 9

According to Frank Guido, in which area of the brain do teenagers with reactive-affective-defensive-impulsive behaviour have greater activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal cortex 
B)  frontal lobe 
C)  amygdala 
D)  pituitary gland 
A)  prefrontal cortex 
B)  frontal lobe 
C)  amygdala 
D)  pituitary gland

Question 10

Which of the following is a scale to measure personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 
B)  Boston Barometer for Psychonomic Disorders 
C)  Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
A)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 
B)  Boston Barometer for Psychonomic Disorders 
C)  Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  Rorschach Inkblot Test

Question 11

With what percentage of accuracy have researchers using brain wave data predicted violent criminal recidivism?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  95 
D)  100 
A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  95 
D)  100

Question 12

What psychological condition was Vince Li believed to suffer from before he committed his notorious murder in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  paranoid schizophrenia 
B)  depression 
C)  bipolar disorder 
D)  kleptomania 
A)  paranoid schizophrenia 
B)  depression 
C)  bipolar disorder 
D)  kleptomania

Question 13

According to a sociobiologist, what is the "real" motive behind your act of aiding someone else in need?

Accepted Answer

A)  ensuring your own survival 
B)  true selflessness 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  universal relativism 
A)  ensuring your own survival 
B)  true selflessness 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  universal relativism

Question 14

What approach says that hostile children may have learned improper scripts by observing how others react to events?

Accepted Answer

A)  social process theory 
B)  biosocial theory 
C)  information processing theory 
D)  psychodynamic theory 
A)  social process theory 
B)  biosocial theory 
C)  information processing theory 
D)  psychodynamic theory

Question 15

Discuss what the critics have to say about the biological branch of trait theory.

Accepted Answer

∙ Biosocial theory focuses on the violen

Question 16

What conclusions did Travis Hirschi and Michael Hindelang come to about IQ and crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low IQ increases delinquency through its effect on school performance. 
B)  IQ has no effect on delinquency. 
C)  Low IQ is unquestionably linked to delinquency and crime. 
D)  IQ tests are race-biased and class-biased. 
A)  Low IQ increases delinquency through its effect on school performance. 
B)  IQ has no effect on delinquency. 
C)  Low IQ is unquestionably linked to delinquency and crime. 
D)  IQ tests are race-biased and class-biased.

Question 17

What is the correct term to describe a child who uses aggressive behaviour against friends after witnessing their parent use aggressive behaviour when dealing with others?

Accepted Answer

A)  latent delinquency 
B)  behaviour modelling 
C)  aggression mimicry 
D)  psychopathy 
A)  latent delinquency 
B)  behaviour modelling 
C)  aggression mimicry 
D)  psychopathy

Question 18

Research has found that prenatal exposure to unnaturally high levels of male hormones has been linked to aggressive behaviour. What type of hormone has been identified in this research?

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogens 
B)  androgens 
C)  progesterones 
D)  hypogens 
A)  estrogens 
B)  androgens 
C)  progesterones 
D)  hypogens

Question 19

Which branch of the cognitive perspective focuses on the way people process, store, encode, retrieve, and manipulate information to make decisions and solve problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  moral development 
B)  humanistic 
C)  information processing 
D)  behaviourist 
A)  moral development 
B)  humanistic 
C)  information processing 
D)  behaviourist

Question 20

Overall, what do social learning theorists attribute violence to?

Accepted Answer

A)  an event that heightens memories of physical assault 
B)  aggressive skills learned from observing others, either personally or in the media 
C)  abnormal personalities and chemical imbalances in people with psychosis and neurosis 
D)  the belief that aggression will be punished 
A)  an event that heightens memories of physical assault 
B)  aggressive skills learned from observing others, either personally or in the media 
C)  abnormal personalities and chemical imbalances in people with psychosis and neurosis 
D)  the belief that aggression will be punished

What type of tests are the widely used Rorschach inkblot test and the Thematic Apperception Test?

What theory proposes that people alter their behaviour according to the reactions they receive from others?

What term did Cesare Lombroso use to describe the physical anomalies indicative of a person's criminal nature?

What does a neurophysiologist study?

Which law was passed by the Alberta government in 1928 when IQ was believed to be related to crime?

Who developed the biometric method?

What was a major shortcoming of the work done by Lombroso and his contemporaries?

Who added a social dimension to Cesare Lombroso's work and was a pioneer in the view that criminals should not be held personally or morally responsible for their actions because forces outside their control cause criminality?

According to Frank Guido, in which area of the brain do teenagers with reactive-affective-defensive-impulsive behaviour have greater activity?

Which of the following is a scale to measure personality?

With what percentage of accuracy have researchers using brain wave data predicted violent criminal recidivism?

What psychological condition was Vince Li believed to suffer from before he committed his notorious murder in 2008?

According to a sociobiologist, what is the "real" motive behind your act of aiding someone else in need?

What approach says that hostile children may have learned improper scripts by observing how others react to events?

Discuss what the critics have to say about the biological branch of trait theory.

What conclusions did Travis Hirschi and Michael Hindelang come to about IQ and crime?

What is the correct term to describe a child who uses aggressive behaviour against friends after witnessing their parent use aggressive behaviour when dealing with others?

Research has found that prenatal exposure to unnaturally high levels of male hormones has been linked to aggressive behaviour. What type of hormone has been identified in this research?

Which branch of the cognitive perspective focuses on the way people process, store, encode, retrieve, and manipulate information to make decisions and solve problems?

Overall, what do social learning theorists attribute violence to?

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Exam 6: Trait Theories

What type of tests are the widely used Rorschach inkblot test and the Thematic Apperception Test?

What theory proposes that people alter their behaviour according to the reactions they receive from others?

What term did Cesare Lombroso use to describe the physical anomalies indicative of a person's criminal nature?

What does a neurophysiologist study?

Which law was passed by the Alberta government in 1928 when IQ was believed to be related to crime?

Who developed the biometric method?

What was a major shortcoming of the work done by Lombroso and his contemporaries?

Who added a social dimension to Cesare Lombroso's work and was a pioneer in the view that criminals should not be held personally or morally responsible for their actions because forces outside their control cause criminality?

According to Frank Guido, in which area of the brain do teenagers with reactive-affective-defensive-impulsive behaviour have greater activity?

Which of the following is a scale to measure personality?

With what percentage of accuracy have researchers using brain wave data predicted violent criminal recidivism?

What psychological condition was Vince Li believed to suffer from before he committed his notorious murder in 2008?

According to a sociobiologist, what is the "real" motive behind your act of aiding someone else in need?

What approach says that hostile children may have learned improper scripts by observing how others react to events?

Discuss what the critics have to say about the biological branch of trait theory.

What conclusions did Travis Hirschi and Michael Hindelang come to about IQ and crime?

What is the correct term to describe a child who uses aggressive behaviour against friends after witnessing their parent use aggressive behaviour when dealing with others?

Research has found that prenatal exposure to unnaturally high levels of male hormones has been linked to aggressive behaviour. What type of hormone has been identified in this research?

Which branch of the cognitive perspective focuses on the way people process, store, encode, retrieve, and manipulate information to make decisions and solve problems?

Overall, what do social learning theorists attribute violence to?

Crime and Criminology

The Criminal Law and Its Process

The Nature and Extent of Crime

Victims and Victimization

Choice Theory

Social Structure Theories

Social Process Theories

Social Conflict Theory

Violent Crime

Property Crimes

Crimes of Power: White-Collar, Corporate, and Organized Crime

Public Order Crimes: Legislating Morality

Crimes in the 21st Century

Filters