Exam 4: Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors

According to the text, in order to fully understand criminal behavior, it is important to regard all individuals as passive participants in their environment.

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Question 21

B. F. Skinner is considered the father of behaviorism.

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Question 22

The belief that all behavior is at the mercy of stimuli in the environment is called:

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Question 23

John B. Watson believed that a rigid scientific approach was crucial to understanding human behavior.

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Question 24

Which behavioral scientist maintains that human behavior, including criminal behavior, is acquired primarily through observational learning or modeling?

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Question 25

Which of the following conclusions is supported by Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment?

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Question 26

Berkowitz's two criminal personality classifications are:

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Question 27

Which individual is an example of a well-known social learning theorist?

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Question 28

Increasing desired behavior by distributing rewards is:

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Question 29

Summarize Sutherland's differential association theory.

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Question 30

The common human tendency to discount the influence of a situation and explain behavior by referring to the personality of an actor is called:

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Question 31

When we specifically attribute good aspects about ourselves to dispositional factors, and bad things to the environment, we are demonstrating:

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Question 32

The theorist most associated with stimulus-response psychology is:

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Question 33

Explain the difference between Sutherland's differential association theory and Akers' differential association-reinforcement theory.

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Question 34

According to Akers' differential association reinforcement theory, criminal behavior develops primarily as the result of:

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Question 35

Describe the process of operant conditioning and give an example of how criminal behavior is acquired.

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Question 36

According to Julian Rotter, whether a particular pattern of behavior will occur depends on:

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Question 37

Which term refers to the idea that all complex behavior can be broken down into simple stimulus-response behavior?

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Question 38

What is "frustration-induced criminality?" Provide an illustration.

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Question 39

Operant and social learning originated from a school of psychological thought called:

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According to the text, in order to fully understand criminal behavior, it is important to regard all individuals as passive participants in their environment.

B. F. Skinner is considered the father of behaviorism.

The belief that all behavior is at the mercy of stimuli in the environment is called:

John B. Watson believed that a rigid scientific approach was crucial to understanding human behavior.

Which behavioral scientist maintains that human behavior, including criminal behavior, is acquired primarily through observational learning or modeling?

Which of the following conclusions is supported by Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment?

Berkowitz's two criminal personality classifications are:

Which individual is an example of a well-known social learning theorist?

Increasing desired behavior by distributing rewards is:

Summarize Sutherland's differential association theory.

The common human tendency to discount the influence of a situation and explain behavior by referring to the personality of an actor is called:

When we specifically attribute good aspects about ourselves to dispositional factors, and bad things to the environment, we are demonstrating:

The theorist most associated with stimulus-response psychology is:

Explain the difference between Sutherland's differential association theory and Akers' differential association-reinforcement theory.

According to Akers' differential association reinforcement theory, criminal behavior develops primarily as the result of:

Describe the process of operant conditioning and give an example of how criminal behavior is acquired.

According to Julian Rotter, whether a particular pattern of behavior will occur depends on:

Which term refers to the idea that all complex behavior can be broken down into simple stimulus-response behavior?

What is "frustration-induced criminality?" Provide an illustration.

Operant and social learning originated from a school of psychological thought called:

Introduction to Criminal Behavior

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk Factors

Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors

Human Aggression and Violence

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Criminal Psychopathy

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Multiple Murder, School, and Workplace Violence

Psychology of Terrorism

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