Question 1

What is the focus of criminal justice research conducted by sociobiologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Criminal behaviour begins as poor impulse control in teenagers. 
B) Criminal behaviour is primarily a result of being raised in disorganized neighbourhood environments. 
C) Criminal behaviour is the result of social learning which takes place in the peer group. 
D) Criminal behaviour is a function of unique personal traits further impacted by environment. 
A) Criminal behaviour begins as poor impulse control in teenagers. 
B) Criminal behaviour is primarily a result of being raised in disorganized neighbourhood environments. 
C) Criminal behaviour is the result of social learning which takes place in the peer group. 
D) Criminal behaviour is a function of unique personal traits further impacted by environment. D

Question 2

Which variable plays a role in the relationship between intelligence and crime, according to research published by Travis Hirschi and Michael Hindelang?

Accepted Answer

A) age 
B) neighbourhood structure 
C) parental influence 
D) school performance 
A) age 
B) neighbourhood structure 
C) parental influence 
D) school performance D

Question 3

Which hormone has biosocial research found is linked to aggressive and antisocial behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone 
B) androgen 
C) estrogen 
D) peptides 
A) testosterone 
B) androgen 
C) estrogen 
D) peptides B

Question 4

Which of the following areas of personality acts as a moral judge?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) conscience 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) conscience

Question 5

According to Freud's version of psychodynamic theory, the human personality has a three-part structure: the id, the conscience, and the superego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Biosocial theorists believe that people who are predisposed to crime may simply have more opportunities to commit illegal acts in the summer in Saskatoon and Winnipeg than in the winter in Kitchener and Trois-Rivières.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement summarizes the research on twins, looking at a genetic basis to criminal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no evidence of a similar behaviour pattern between twins studied to date. 
B) There is a stronger similarity in the behaviour of monozygotic twins than between dizygotic twins. 
C) Dizygotic twins are found to be less criminal than non-twins studied to date. 
D) Only those monozygotic twins raised in criminal households exhibited criminal behaviour patterns. 
A) There is no evidence of a similar behaviour pattern between twins studied to date. 
B) There is a stronger similarity in the behaviour of monozygotic twins than between dizygotic twins. 
C) Dizygotic twins are found to be less criminal than non-twins studied to date. 
D) Only those monozygotic twins raised in criminal households exhibited criminal behaviour patterns.

Question 8

According to arousal theory, for a variety of genetic and environmental reasons, some people's brains function differently in response to environmental stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement is true regarding the psychodynamic perspective on criminals?

Accepted Answer

A) Their superego is overcompensating for their ego faults. 
B) They are driven by a pleasure-seeking id. 
C) They are driven by a faulty superego. 
D) They are lacking a fully developed ego. 
A) Their superego is overcompensating for their ego faults. 
B) They are driven by a pleasure-seeking id. 
C) They are driven by a faulty superego. 
D) They are lacking a fully developed ego.

Question 10

Although the alleged IQ-crime link was once dismissed by mainstream criminologists, it has once again become an important area of study. Explain why this is so. Discuss why it is unlikely that the IQ-criminality debate will be settled soon.

Accepted Answer

The alleged IQ-crime link has once again

Question 11

Discuss what the research tells us about antisocial behaviour and glucose metabolism, hormonal influences, and testosterone.

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that there is a poten

Question 12

What important assumption do trait theorists make?

Accepted Answer

A) Brain abnormalities are the predominant cause of criminal behaviour. 
B) Behaviour is governed by parenting style during the first five years of life. 
C) There is no one human characteristic which causes criminal behaviour. 
D) Everyone is born with an equal potential to learn, achieve, and commit crime. 
A) Brain abnormalities are the predominant cause of criminal behaviour. 
B) Behaviour is governed by parenting style during the first five years of life. 
C) There is no one human characteristic which causes criminal behaviour. 
D) Everyone is born with an equal potential to learn, achieve, and commit crime.

Question 13

Ann, 23 years old, is 10 years younger than her common-law husband. According to evolutionary theory, which situation is she more likely to find herself in compared to her friend Nancy, who is 35 years old and married to a similar-aged man.

Accepted Answer

A) Neither woman will likely be abused. 
B) Ann is less likely to experience abuse than Nancy. 
C) Ann and Nancy both have the same risk of being victims of abuse. 
D) Ann is at a greater risk of experiencing abuse than Nancy. 
A) Neither woman will likely be abused. 
B) Ann is less likely to experience abuse than Nancy. 
C) Ann and Nancy both have the same risk of being victims of abuse. 
D) Ann is at a greater risk of experiencing abuse than Nancy.

Question 14

Most perpetrators of extreme acts of violence and horrifically brutal murders are spurred on in these acts because they are clearly mad or crazy at the time of their crime; they therefore lack the ability to discern right from wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following environmental contaminants have been linked with deviance and antisocial behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) artificial food dyes, artificial lighting, and lead 
B) computer usage, tainted fish, and artificial lighting 
C) lead paint, plastic toxins, and green food dyes 
D) asbestos, carbon monoxide, and lead 
A) artificial food dyes, artificial lighting, and lead 
B) computer usage, tainted fish, and artificial lighting 
C) lead paint, plastic toxins, and green food dyes 
D) asbestos, carbon monoxide, and lead

Question 16

The "Twinkie defence" promoted the view that biochemical conditions influence antisocial behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the nature-versus-nurture theories described in your text. Which arguments are you most inclined to accept? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The nature-versus-nurture debate is a lo

Question 18

Discuss the evolutionary views of crime. Do you agree with this point of view? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

The evolutionary views of crime suggest

Question 19

While some criminologists find a link between intelligence and crime, others dispute any linkage between IQ level and law-violating behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Biosocial theorists suggest that there are born criminals and noncriminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the focus of criminal justice research conducted by sociobiologists?

Which variable plays a role in the relationship between intelligence and crime, according to research published by Travis Hirschi and Michael Hindelang?

Which hormone has biosocial research found is linked to aggressive and antisocial behaviour?

Which of the following areas of personality acts as a moral judge?

According to Freud's version of psychodynamic theory, the human personality has a three-part structure: the id, the conscience, and the superego.

Biosocial theorists believe that people who are predisposed to crime may simply have more opportunities to commit illegal acts in the summer in Saskatoon and Winnipeg than in the winter in Kitchener and Trois-Rivières.

Which statement summarizes the research on twins, looking at a genetic basis to criminal behaviour?

According to arousal theory, for a variety of genetic and environmental reasons, some people's brains function differently in response to environmental stimuli.

Which statement is true regarding the psychodynamic perspective on criminals?

Although the alleged IQ-crime link was once dismissed by mainstream criminologists, it has once again become an important area of study. Explain why this is so. Discuss why it is unlikely that the IQ-criminality debate will be settled soon.

Discuss what the research tells us about antisocial behaviour and glucose metabolism, hormonal influences, and testosterone.

What important assumption do trait theorists make?

Ann, 23 years old, is 10 years younger than her common-law husband. According to evolutionary theory, which situation is she more likely to find herself in compared to her friend Nancy, who is 35 years old and married to a similar-aged man.

Most perpetrators of extreme acts of violence and horrifically brutal murders are spurred on in these acts because they are clearly mad or crazy at the time of their crime; they therefore lack the ability to discern right from wrong.

Which of the following environmental contaminants have been linked with deviance and antisocial behaviour?

The "Twinkie defence" promoted the view that biochemical conditions influence antisocial behaviour.

Discuss the nature-versus-nurture theories described in your text. Which arguments are you most inclined to accept? Explain your answer.

Discuss the evolutionary views of crime. Do you agree with this point of view? Justify your answer.

While some criminologists find a link between intelligence and crime, others dispute any linkage between IQ level and law-violating behaviours.

Biosocial theorists suggest that there are born criminals and noncriminals.

Crime and Criminology

The Nature and Extent of Crime

Victims and Victimization

Choice Theory: Because They Want to

Social Structure Theories

Socialization and Crime

Social Conflict Theory: ITS a Dog:eat:dog World

Integrated Theories: Things Change

Violent Crime

Property Crimes

White: Collar and Organized Crime

Public Order Crimes

Filters

Exam 5: Trait Theory: ITS in Their Blood

What is the focus of criminal justice research conducted by sociobiologists?

Which variable plays a role in the relationship between intelligence and crime, according to research published by Travis Hirschi and Michael Hindelang?

Which hormone has biosocial research found is linked to aggressive and antisocial behaviour?

Which of the following areas of personality acts as a moral judge?

According to Freud's version of psychodynamic theory, the human personality has a three-part structure: the id, the conscience, and the superego.

Biosocial theorists believe that people who are predisposed to crime may simply have more opportunities to commit illegal acts in the summer in Saskatoon and Winnipeg than in the winter in Kitchener and Trois-Rivières.

Which statement summarizes the research on twins, looking at a genetic basis to criminal behaviour?

According to arousal theory, for a variety of genetic and environmental reasons, some people's brains function differently in response to environmental stimuli.

Which statement is true regarding the psychodynamic perspective on criminals?

Although the alleged IQ-crime link was once dismissed by mainstream criminologists, it has once again become an important area of study. Explain why this is so. Discuss why it is unlikely that the IQ-criminality debate will be settled soon.

Discuss what the research tells us about antisocial behaviour and glucose metabolism, hormonal influences, and testosterone.

What important assumption do trait theorists make?

Ann, 23 years old, is 10 years younger than her common-law husband. According to evolutionary theory, which situation is she more likely to find herself in compared to her friend Nancy, who is 35 years old and married to a similar-aged man.

Most perpetrators of extreme acts of violence and horrifically brutal murders are spurred on in these acts because they are clearly mad or crazy at the time of their crime; they therefore lack the ability to discern right from wrong.

Which of the following environmental contaminants have been linked with deviance and antisocial behaviour?

The "Twinkie defence" promoted the view that biochemical conditions influence antisocial behaviour.

Discuss the nature-versus-nurture theories described in your text. Which arguments are you most inclined to accept? Explain your answer.

Discuss the evolutionary views of crime. Do you agree with this point of view? Justify your answer.

While some criminologists find a link between intelligence and crime, others dispute any linkage between IQ level and law-violating behaviours.

Biosocial theorists suggest that there are born criminals and noncriminals.

Crime and Criminology

The Nature and Extent of Crime

Victims and Victimization

Choice Theory: Because They Want to

Social Structure Theories

Socialization and Crime

Social Conflict Theory: ITS a Dog:eat:dog World

Integrated Theories: Things Change

Violent Crime

Property Crimes

White: Collar and Organized Crime

Public Order Crimes

Filters