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WorksheetsEdexcel GCSE Psychology: Biological explanations of crime
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lombroso (1890) explained that criminals can be distinguished from non-criminals based on their _____.
a)
prominent facial characteristics
b)
insignificant facial characteristics
c)
ordinary facial characteristics
d)
extraordinary facial characteristics
2.
Gall mapped out 27 "brain organs" on the skull. Several areas were believed to correspond to a person's tendency to ____.
a)
avoid criminal or deviant acts
b)
engage in criminal or deviant acts
c)
enjoy watching criminal or deviant acts
d)
think about committing criminal or deviant acts
3.
Sheldon (1940) suggested which body type was more likely to commit crime?
a)
Ectomorph
b)
Endomorph
c)
Mesomorph
d)
Misomorph
4.
Sheldon (1940) believed mesomorphs were more likely to commit crime because they are ___.
a)
are competitive
b)
are muscular
c)
want power and dominance
d)
all other options
5.
Mednick's (1975) findings that 21% of adopted children with a biological father convicted of a crime also committed crime compared to only 10% of adopted children living with an adoptive father convicted of crime suggests that ____.
a)
there is a genetic component to crime
b)
there is a genertic component to crime
c)
there is a geriatric component to crime
d)
there is an environmental component to crime
6.
_____ is made up of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that remain relatively constant across different situations.
a)
Popularity
b)
Personality
c)
Sociability
d)
Sensitivity
7.
_____ refers to inherited aspects of personality.
a)
Extroversion
b)
Neuroticism
c)
Temperament
d)
Psychoticism
8.
Eysenck (1964) proposed people with particular personality _____ are more likely to commit crime.
a)
caricatures
b)
characters
c)
charms
d)
characteristics
9.
Eysenck (1964) proposed people with _____ are more likely to commit crime.
a)
high extraversion, high neuroticism and high psychoticism
b)
low extraversion, high neuroticism and high psychoticism
c)
high extraversion, low neuroticism and high psychoticism
d)
low extraversion, low neuroticism and low psychoticism
10.
Farrington et al.'s (1982) research supports Eysenck's theory of criminality when they found a significant relationship between criminal behaviour and ____
a)
high extraversion, high neuroticism and high psychoticism
b)
low extraversion, high neuroticism and high psychoticism
c)
high extraversion, low neuroticism and high psychoticism
d)
low extraversion, low neuroticism and low psychoticism
11.
A strength of Eysenck's theory of criminalty is it considers ______ factors.
a)
biological
b)
psychological
c)
social
d)
all other options
12.
A limitation of Eysenck's theory of criminality is it assumes personality is fixed and stable. However, it is likely we change our behaviour according to_____.
a)
the situation we are in
b)
the clothes we are wearing
c)
the disposition we are in
d)
the station we are in
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