{"id":19634,"date":"2021-12-01T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/criminal-psychology-and-behavior-quiz\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T16:00:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:00:57","slug":"criminal-psychology-and-behavior-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/criminal-psychology-and-behavior-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal psychology and behavior quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0<\/p>\n

QUESTION 1<\/h3>\n
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  1. According to the authors of your text, our inability to prevent crime is largely due to:\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A declining interest in the field of criminology.<\/p>\n

    B. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The difficulty in defining the term crime<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    C. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The complexity of the issue.<\/p>\n

    D. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The paucity of experts studying crime.<\/p>\n

    E. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The lack of funding available for research.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

    QUESTION 2<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Most contemporary biopsychologists believe:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      A. \u00a0\u00a0Genetic and neuropsychological variables play a part in criminal behavior.<\/p>\n

      B. \u00a0\u00a0Genetic components are the sole causal agents of human behavior.<\/p>\n

      C. \u00a0\u00a0Understanding the social environment is irrelevant in studying criminal \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0behavior. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

      D. \u00a0\u00a0Criminal behavior is an evolutionary throwback to an earlier stage in the evolution of man.<\/p>\n

      E. \u00a0\u00a0Antisocial behavior is explained by somatyping.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

      QUESTION 3<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. When parents see an unusually large number of minor problems in their children as problematic, and then resort to authoritarian strategies to deal with the problems, it is called the:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        A. \u00a0\u00a0Authoritarian approach.<\/p>\n

        B \u00a0\u00a0.Authoritative style.<\/p>\n

        C. \u00a0\u00a0Enmeshed style.<\/p>\n

        D. \u00a0\u00a0Permissive practice approach.<\/p>\n

        e. \u00a0\u00a0Neglecting approach.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

        QUESTION 4<\/h3>\n
          \n
        1. The psychodynamic approach explains behavior in terms of:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          A. \u00a0Motives and drives.<\/p>\n

          B. \u00a0Personality traits.<\/p>\n

          C. \u00a0Free will.<\/p>\n

          D. \u00a0Logic.<\/p>\n

          E. \u00a0Heredity and family history.<\/p>\n

          \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

          QUESTION 5<\/h3>\n
            \n
          1. Low parental monitoring is associated with:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            A. \u00a0Higher levels of antisocial behavior.<\/p>\n

            B. \u00a0Higher levels of violence.<\/p>\n

            C. \u00a0Earlier initiation of drug abuse.<\/p>\n

            D. \u00a0Earlier initiation of alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n

            E. \u00a0All of the above.<\/p>\n

            \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

            QUESTION 6<\/h3>\n
              \n
            1. Several studies suggest that parental monitoring is especially important between the ages of:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              A. \u00a0Nine and 16.<\/p>\n

              B. \u00a0Six and five weeks.<\/p>\n

              C. \u00a0Five and 18.<\/p>\n

              D. \u00a012 and 18.<\/p>\n

              E. \u00a013 and 16.<\/p>\n

              \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

              QUESTION 7<\/h3>\n
                \n
              1. Which of the following is not a method of measuring crime?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                A. \u00a0\u00a0UCR.<\/p>\n

                B. \u00a0\u00a0Self-report studies.<\/p>\n

                C. \u00a0\u00a0PCL-R.<\/p>\n

                D. \u00a0\u00a0National Victimization Studies.<\/p>\n

                E. \u00a0\u00a0Supplementary homicide report.<\/p>\n

                \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                QUESTION 8<\/h3>\n
                  \n
                1. According to Sutherland’s theory of differential association:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  A. \u00a0\u00a0Criminal behavior can be learned only by associating with others who are \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0criminal.<\/p>\n

                  B. \u00a0\u00a0Violent behavior is biologically determined.<\/p>\n

                  C. \u00a0\u00a0Criminal behavior is learned like any other behavior.<\/p>\n

                  D. \u00a0\u00a0Criminal behavior is learned primarily through classical conditioning.<\/p>\n

                  E. \u00a0\u00a0None of the above.<\/p>\n

                  \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                  QUESTION 9<\/h3>\n
                    \n
                  1. The weapon used in road rage is:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    A. \u00a0\u00a0A gun.<\/p>\n

                    B. \u00a0\u00a0A knife.<\/p>\n

                    C. \u00a0\u00a0One’s fist.<\/p>\n

                    D. \u00a0\u00a0Obscene gestures.<\/p>\n

                    E. \u00a0\u00a0The vehicle.<\/p>\n

                    \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                    QUESTION 10<\/h3>\n
                      \n
                    1. Poverty is an example of ____ risk factor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      A. \u00a0\u00a0A social.<\/p>\n

                      B. \u00a0\u00a0A amilialf.<\/p>\n

                      C. \u00a0\u00a0An economic.<\/p>\n

                      D. \u00a0\u00a0A psychological.<\/p>\n

                      E. \u00a0\u00a0A self-fulfilling.<\/p>\n

                      \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                      QUESTION 11<\/h3>\n
                        \n
                      1. The ability to control one’s behavior in accordance with internal standards is called:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        A. \u00a0\u00a0Non-risky behavior.<\/p>\n

                        B. \u00a0\u00a0Scrutinization.<\/p>\n

                        C. \u00a0\u00a0Self-regulation.<\/p>\n

                        D. \u00a0\u00a0Frontal-lobe control.<\/p>\n

                        E. \u00a0\u00a0Undoing.<\/p>\n

                        \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                        QUESTION 12<\/h3>\n
                          \n
                        1. Serious criminal offenders often present with _____ cognitions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          A. \u00a0\u00a0Contracted.<\/p>\n

                          B. \u00a0\u00a0Distorted.<\/p>\n

                          C. \u00a0\u00a0Dominant.<\/p>\n

                          D. \u00a0\u00a0Erotic.<\/p>\n

                          E. \u00a0\u00a0Subversive.<\/p>\n

                          \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                          QUESTION 13<\/h3>\n
                            \n
                          1. Which one of the following would not be a primary concern of sociological criminology?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            A. \u00a0\u00a0Personality characteristics of rapists.<\/p>\n

                            B. \u00a0\u00a0Age characteristics of murderers.<\/p>\n

                            C. \u00a0\u00a0Gender of victims of aggravated assault.<\/p>\n

                            D. \u00a0\u00a0Relationship of victim to offender.<\/p>\n

                            E. \u00a0\u00a0The victim characteristics of hate crimes.<\/p>\n

                            \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                            QUESTION 14<\/h3>\n
                              \n
                            1. Operant and social learning originated from a school of psychological thought called:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              A. \u00a0\u00a0Psychoanalysis.<\/p>\n

                              B. \u00a0\u00a0Socioperant conditioning.<\/p>\n

                              C. \u00a0\u00a0Social learning.<\/p>\n

                              D. \u00a0\u00a0Behaviorism.<\/p>\n

                              E. \u00a0\u00a0Determinism.<\/p>\n

                              \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                              QUESTION 15<\/h3>\n
                                \n
                              1. Which one of the following behaviors is an example of adolescent risk-taking behavior?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                A. \u00a0\u00a0Binge drinking.<\/p>\n

                                B. \u00a0\u00a0Participation in school athletics.<\/p>\n

                                C. \u00a0\u00a0Obtaining a driver’s license.<\/p>\n

                                D. \u00a0\u00a0Video gaming.<\/p>\n

                                E. \u00a0\u00a0Walking to school.<\/p>\n

                                \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                                QUESTION 16<\/h3>\n
                                  \n
                                1. Those influences in a person’s life that are believed to increase the probability that an individual will engage in criminal behavior are called:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  A. \u00a0\u00a0Self-regulatory factors.<\/p>\n

                                  B. \u00a0\u00a0Criminogenic needs.<\/p>\n

                                  C. \u00a0\u00a0Criminogenic determinants.<\/p>\n

                                  D. \u00a0\u00a0Impulsive drives.<\/p>\n

                                  E. \u00a0\u00a0Risk factors.<\/p>\n

                                  \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                                  QUESTION 17<\/h3>\n
                                    \n
                                  1. The research on environmental risk factors during infancy indicates that:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    A. \u00a0\u00a0Lead exposure may be linked to antisocial behavior.<\/p>\n

                                    B. \u00a0\u00a0Trans fats are closely associated with delinquent behavior.<\/p>\n

                                    C. \u00a0\u00a0Junk foods often lead to persistent and violent criminal behavior.<\/p>\n

                                    D. \u00a0\u00a0An organic diet can greatly reduce likelihood of antisocial behavior.<\/p>\n

                                    E. \u00a0\u00a0High sugar intake before age two is linked to criminal behavior.<\/p>\n

                                    \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                                    QUESTION 18<\/h3>\n
                                      \n
                                    1. The tendency of a variety of people across the country to model or copy particular criminal activity portrayed by the entertainment media is called:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      A. \u00a0\u00a0Contagion effect.<\/p>\n

                                      B. \u00a0\u00a0Copy-cat syndrome.<\/p>\n

                                      C. \u00a0\u00a0Escalation.<\/p>\n

                                      D. \u00a0\u00a0Circular imagining.<\/p>\n

                                      E. \u00a0\u00a0Media modeling.<\/p>\n

                                      \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                                      QUESTION 19<\/h3>\n
                                        \n
                                      1. Malicious gossip is an example of what type of human aggression?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        A. \u00a0\u00a0Direct active verbal.<\/p>\n

                                        B. \u00a0\u00a0Indirect active verbal.<\/p>\n

                                        C. \u00a0\u00a0Direct passive verbal.<\/p>\n

                                        D. \u00a0\u00a0Indirect passive verbal.<\/p>\n

                                        E. \u00a0\u00a0Directive instrumental.<\/p>\n

                                        QUESTION 20<\/h3>\n
                                          \n
                                        1. Sigmund Freud is most associated with which one of the following fields?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          A. \u00a0\u00a0Traditional psychiatric criminology.<\/p>\n

                                          B. \u00a0\u00a0Sociological criminology.<\/p>\n

                                          C. \u00a0\u00a0Psychological criminology.<\/p>\n

                                          D. \u00a0\u00a0Contemporary psychiatric criminology.<\/p>\n

                                          E. \u00a0\u00a0Molecular criminology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                          \u00a0 QUESTION 1 According to the authors of your text, our inability to prevent crime is largely due to:\u00a0 A. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A declining interest in the field of criminology. B. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The difficulty in defining the term crime. C. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The complexity of the issue. D. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The paucity of experts studying crime. E. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The lack of funding available […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework-help"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}