Deck 5: Cybercrime and the Propensity to Offend

Question 1

__________ moved beyond explanations of actions as an outcome of free choice, choosing instead to explain criminal behavior as a result of internal and external forces.

A) The classical school of criminology
B) Positivism
C) The Chicago school of criminology
D) Spiritualism
E) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

__________ explains crime and cybercrime as a product of predisposition or underlying motivation.

A) Rational choice theory
B) Routine activity theory
C) Trait theory
D) Anomie theory
E) Strain theory

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Typologies of online groomers include ________________.

A) intimacy seeker
B) adaptable groomer
C) hypersexualized groomer
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

__________ refers to the conflict experienced by a boy because of an overwhelming but unattainable sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.

A) Oedipus complex
B) Odysseus complex
C) Achilles complex
D) Electra complex
E) None of the above

Question 5

__________ refers to the conflict experienced by a girl because of an overwhelming but unattainable sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.

A) Oedipus complex
B) Odysseus complex
C) Achilles complex
D) Electra complex
E) None of the above

Question 6

__________ utilizes a life span development approach in explaining illicit behavior as a product of experiences with caregivers earlier in life.

A) Trait theory
B) Arousal theory
C) Attachment theory
D) Social bond theory
E) Strain theory

Question 7

__________ holds that individuals who are aroused or excited by an activity will continue to engage in the act to receive the same stimulation.

A) Trait theory
B) Arousal theory
C) Attachment theory
D) Addiction theory
E) Excitement theory

Question 8

__________ refers to the adverse symptoms individuals exhibit when they are not engaged in an addicted behavior.

A) Relapse
B) Salience
C) Tolerance
D) Withdrawal
E) Dependency

Question 9

__________ manifests itself in the form of an intense desire for a substance or behavior and inability or extreme difficulty in controlling its potential withdrawal symptoms when the substance is not consumed or the behavior is stopped.

A) Relapse
B) Salience
C) Tolerance
D) Withdrawal
E) Dependency

Question 10

__________ refers to the degree to which a behavior dominates an individual's thinking, feelings, and behavior.

A) Relapse
B) Salience
C) Tolerance
D) Withdrawal
E) Dependency

Question 11

_______ is a systematic process of inquiry that involves the development, testing, and modification of hypotheses based on observation and experimentation.

Question 12

________ is the study of facial characteristics to reveal an individual's personality traits.

Question 13

________ examines the relationship between criminality and the physical characteristics of the offender.

Question 14

________ is a term used to describe individuals resembling ancestral human beings.

Question 15

________ is a hormone associated with sexual fantasies and desires.

Question 16

________ is associated with an individual's reasoning, analytical thinking, and logic skills.

Question 17

A ________ is a chemical imbalance, illness, disease, or disability of the mind that impairs a person's normal psychological functioning.

Question 18

An ________ is a current or former employee of an organization who intentionally seeks to gain unauthorized access to adversely affect the confidentially, integrity, and availability of the organization's computer information system.

Question 19

____________ refers to the compulsive overuse of the Internet in a manner that has a detrimental impact on individuals and their personal and professional lives and results in negative emotions when the activity is reduced.

Question 20

The wasting of employer's time by surfing the Web and engaging in online activities (irrelevant to employment) during work hours is known as _________.

Question 21

Psychological theories of criminality seek to explain the behavior of offenders and biological predispositions to offending.

Question 22

Psychological theories scientifically study the behavior of offenders and attribute illicit behavior to individual factors.

Question 23

Personality theories have been used to explain cybercrime by attributing cybercrime to elements of an offender's personality.

Question 24

Ego is the term used to describe the unconscious mental processes that seek immediate gratification of needs.

Question 25

Id is the term used to describe the individual's conscious, which recognizes the need to delay gratification to achieve long-term goals and creates strategies that enable the maximization of pleasure and minimization of pain from an activity.

Question 26

Autism spectrum disorder is a disorder characterized by repetitive behaviors and social deficits and difficulties in communication.

Question 27

Asperger's syndrome is a mild form of autism spectrum disorder, and those diagnosed with it are viewed as highly functional individuals.

Question 28

Ego is a term used to describe the individual's unconscious and conscious mental processes that serve as a moral guide between right and wrong.

Question 29

Narcissistic injury refers to a narcissist's perceived threat to his or her ego and self-esteem, which can result in violent behavior.

Question 30

Psychoanalytical theories view crime as the outcome of abnormal or dysfunctional mental processes.