Question 1

What view on crime are r/K selection theory and cheater theory examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  rational choice 
B)  utilitarianism 
C)  evolutionary 
D)  social conflict

Question 2

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are often prescribed central nervous system depressants in order to reduce their hyperactivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Alcoholics often have a deficiency of the thiamine. What disease does this leave them susceptible to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
B)  jaundice 
C)  hypoglycemia 
D)  influenza

Question 4

What practice did Raffaele Garofalo believe highlighted a criminal's different physical characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  tattooing 
B)  piercings 
C)  disregard for stab wounds 
D)  comfortability with invasive medical procedures

Question 5

According to your text, which somatotype is tall, thin, and intellectual?

Accepted Answer

A)  mesomorph 
B)  endomorph 
C)  somatomorph 
D)  ectomorph

Question 6

Discuss the statement, "Some people are naturally born criminals." Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which subset of biological trait theories would suggest traditional sex-roles are biological rather than cultural?

Accepted Answer

A)  biochemical 
B)  neurological 
C)  developmental 
D)  evolutionary

Question 8

According to Frank Guido, what is the relationship of activity levels in the brain between the amygdala and frontal lobe in teenagers with reactive-affective-defensive-impulsive behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is increased activity in both areas of the brain. 
B)  There is decreased activity in both areas of the brain. 
C)  There is a decrease in activity in the amygdala and an increase in the frontal lobe. 
D)  There is an increase in activity in the amygdala and a decrease in the frontal lobe.

Question 9

How does a behaviourist view crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  as abnormal responses to socialization 
B)  as learned experiences to life situations 
C)  as morally immature responses 
D)  as the result of little oral gratification during toddlerhood

Question 10

What occurs when glucose in the blood stream falls below the levels needed for normal and efficient brain functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperthermia 
B)  hypomania 
C)  hyponeurology 
D)  hypoglycemia

Question 11

What could the risk and thrills involved in crime potentially cause the brain to produce?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural opiates 
B)  blood clots 
C)  amino acids 
D)  natural suppressants

Question 12

Trait theorists focus on basic human drives that are linked to antisocial behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What percentage of Canadian children is estimated to be experiencing emotional problems requiring treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  14 
C)  20 
D)  30

Question 14

As a psychologist, you find that one of your patients exhibits illogical and incoherent thought processes, lacks insight into his behaviour, and experiences delusions. What is your diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosis 
B)  neuroses 
C)  minimum brain dysfunction 
D)  psychopathy

Question 15

Who proposed the idea that body types were associated with personality characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Ackerley 
B)  Cesare Lombroso 
C)  Edmund Wilson 
D)  William Sheldon

Question 16

Why do researchers say television violence can contribute to real-life violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Media violence provides aggressive "scripts" that children store in memory. 
B)  Television violence increases brain hyperactivity 
C)  Television violence helps justify violence against victims 
D)  There are very few TV shows that are nonviolent to counter the effects of violent shows.

Question 17

Which device would you need in order to measure the electrical impulses given off by brain waves?

Accepted Answer

A)  echocardiogram 
B)  electroencephalograph 
C)  sphygmomanometer 
D)  otoscope

Question 18

What is thought to be linked to abnormal behaviour, such as substance abuse, because of an abnormality in the way the brain metabolizes glucose?

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal brain dysfunction 
B)  nutritional deficiency syndrome 
C)  hypoglycemia 
D)  premenstrual syndrome

Question 19

What is one of Gabriel Tarde's three laws of imitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals in close and intimate contact imitate one another's behaviours. 
B)  Individuals do not imitate things or people whom they don't respect. 
C)  Involvement spreads outward; youngsters imitate peers, for example. 
D)  New acts and behaviours seldom replace old ones.

Question 20

What did Glueck and Glueck identify in criminal people?

Accepted Answer

A)  personality traits such as hostility and defiance 
B)  the inability to form an attachment with the mother 
C)  an overstimulation of growth hormones 
D)  mental illness

Exam 6: Trait Theories