WorksheetsThe Theories of Criminality Mega Quiz!
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
Tick the two sub-categories of biological theories from the list below:
Psychological Theories
Physiological Theories
Genetic Theories
Psychodynamic Theories
Which of the following is NOT a genetic theory?
XYY Theory
Twin Studies
Somatotype Theory
Adoption Studies
Lombroso's theory is called what?
(a)
According to Lombroso, what does a low, sloping brow indicate?
Strong passion
That the person is likely to be a murderer
Low intellect
That the person is likely to be a sex offender
Lombroso believed that people bearing such defects behaved in a different way to the rest of society and have a low ability to show any kind of what?
(a)
Who was Lombroso's main critic?
Charles Goring
William Sheldon
Patricia Jacobs
Hans Eysenck
Which of the following can be used to show a strength or the atavistic form theory?
Lombroso had not used a control group therefore having nothing to compare his results to.
Not everybody who has facial disfigurements an abnormality or is a criminal.
DeLisi (2012); scientific racism is evident in this theory
Garland (1994) argued that Lombroso was responsible for giving criminology a scientific credibility.
Select the photo which you think shows someone with typical atavistic features.
What body type did Sheldon say was least likely to commit a crime?
(a)
Who is most likely to commit a violent crime according to Sheldon?
a Mesomorph
an Endomorph
a Somatotype
an Ectomorph
Mesomorphs are muscular and hard body types - what type of personality traits would they have according to Sheldon?
(a)
Which two studies supported Sheldon's theory? (tick two boxes)
Glueck & Glueck (1956)
Hutchings & Mednick (1975)
Putwain & Sammonds (2002)
Christiansen (1977)
Most people have 46 chromosomes - what do only two of them determine?
Body shape
Eye colour
Skin colour
Gender
According to Jacobs, men with an extra Y chromosome may have what features? (tick all that apply)
Above average height
Acne on the face
Thick lips and large protruding ears
Below average intelligence
A non-aggressive, gentle nature
How many men in the prison population are XYY compared to the normal population?
15 in 100 compared to 1 in 100
5 in 1000 compared to 1 in 1000
15 in 1000 compared to 1 in 1000
10 in 1000 compared in 1 in 1000
Who from the following had XYY syndrome BUT was later proven not to be a murderer?
John Wayne Gacy jr
Richard Speck
Stefan Kizko
Arthur Shawcross
In the Twin Studies, concordance rates were higher in which type of twins?
(a)
Whose studies found that found that MZ twins showed a much higher degree of concordance than DZ twins for criminal behaviour? (Tick two boxes)
Lange (1931)
Adler et al (2007)
Mednick et al (1994)
Christiansen (1977)
What did Hutchings and Mednick find when they looked at 14000 adopted children?
A high proportion of boys with criminal convictions had biological parents with criminal convictions too
A high proportion of girls with criminal convictions had biological parents with criminal convictions too
A high proportion of boys with criminal convictions had adoptive parents with criminal convictions too
A high proportion of girls with criminal convictions had adoptive parents with criminal convictions too
Which of the following is NOT an INDIVIDUALISTIC theory of criminality?
Psychodynamic theory
Social Structure Theory
Social Learning Theory
Psychological Theory
Which two things from the list below are features of the social learning theory?
observation
innovation
expectation
imitation
How did Bandura test out the social learning theory?
By analysing his clients' dreams and issues
By devising a personality test
By conducting the Bobo Doll experiment
By studying adopted children
According to the learning theories, there are four main things which produce are violence and aggression. Which one is not one of those things?
An arousal event
Learned aggressive skills
Being spoiled as a child
Expected rewards
Pro-violence values
Who studied 44 juvenile delinquents and concluded that maternal deprivation in early years could lead to criminality?
Sigmund Freud
John Bowlby
Hans Eysenck
Karl Marx
According to Freud, we have unresolved feelings of guilt based on sexual attraction to our parents. What is the proper name for this?
The Oedipus and Electra complexes
The Achilles and Venus complexes
The Apollo and Athena complexes
The Zeus and Aphrodite complexes
Whose study found that 40% of boys with criminal fathers were in trouble with the law before they turned 18?
McPartlin and Donnelly
Willoughby and Schofield
Windsor and Markle
Osborne and West
What is the key term for a parent/peer/media influence in Bandura's theory?
(a)
Psychological Theory - According to Eysenck's personality test, high scores on which three areas make someone more likely to become a criminal?
neurotic
psychotic
stable
extrovert
introvert
Which two of the following situations according to Freud would NOT lead to criminality?
Weak superego so ID dominates
Normal personality where the ego dominates
Dominant superego
Deviant superego which has questionable morals
Powerful superego which wants punishment
Choose the TWO correct Marxist terms for rich and poor
BOURGEOIS
ELITE
PROLETARIATS
PEASANTS
Sociologist Edwin Lemert refers to which two specific types of deviance?
(a)
What key term in functionalism mean "a loss of shared principles or norms"
(a)
Which of Merton's "strains" is described here:
Someone who has shared goals but accepts they may never reach them with their means and makes do with what they have?
ritualist
retreatist
rebel
conformist
innovator
Which of Merton's "strains" is described here:
Someone who has turned their back on society's shared goals and means to set their own - possibly may become a terrorist.
ritualist
retreatist
rebel
conformist
innovator
Which of Merton's "strains" is described here:
Someone who has has shared goals but not the means to achieve them so they look at alternative, possibly illegal means to reach their goals
ritualist
retreatist
rebel
conformist
innovator
According to Marx - what is to blame for crime?
(a)
What two functions of crime can be shown by the Shannon Matthews case?
providing jobs
social cohesion
boundary maintenance
making a successful campaign
The Marxist theory is also known as what theory?
(a)
Charles Murray is what type of realist?
(a)
In Realism, who are the lowest social stratum in a country or community, consisting of the poor and unemployed.
Royalty
Upper class
Middle class
Working class/Underclass
