
Forensic Psychology Quiz
Authored by George Drake
Social Studies
8th Grade
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Anger management:Therapy that aims to reduce criminal behaviour by identifying anger and aggressive behaviour and teaching alternatives to cope. For example learning meditation techniques.
Identifying anger and aggressive behavior
Teaching meditation techniques
Reducing criminal behavior
All of the above
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Atavistic form:An approach to explain criminal behaviour, historically. This theory suggests criminal behaviour could be a result of genes, and therefore some individuals were predisposed to commit crimes. This theory further claimed to be able to identify criminals from the shape of their skulls, and that criminals were more primitive due to their inclination to commit crimes.
Result of genes
Identifying criminals from the shape of their skulls
Primitive criminals
All of the above
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Cognitive distortions:Faulty cognitions that lead to irrational thoughts.
Faulty cognitions
Rational thoughts
Irrational thoughts
All of the above
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Custodial sentencing:A punishment that aims to reduce criminal behaviour, via sentencing in court for either prison or some other institute.
Punishment for reducing criminal behavior
Sentencing in court
Prison or other institute
All of the above
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Differential association theory:A theory that suggests that criminal behaviour develops through experiences and association with other criminal behaviours.
Criminal behavior through experiences
Association with criminal behaviors
Development of criminal behavior
All of the above
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Disorganised offender:This is a term used to describe offenders who are more likely to have committed the crime impulsively. This would be implied through a discarded body and various evidence left at the scene. These types of offenders are typically of low intelligence, not confident and have poor rates of employment.
Impulsive offenders
Low intelligence
Poor rates of employment
All of the above
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Eysenck’s theory (of criminal personality):This theory suggested that criminal behaviour was a result of certain personality traits, such as high extraversion and neuroticism.
Result of personality traits
High extraversion
Neuroticism
All of the above
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