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GCSE - Criminal Psychology Common Mistakes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bandura, Ross and Ross found...

a)

Boys were more verbally aggressive than girls

b)

Boys were more physically aggressive than girls

c)

Boys were more likely to copy male role models

d)

Girls were more likely to copy female role models

2.

Social learning theory includes...(pick 3)

a)

learning through observations

b)

vicarious reinforcement (learning through others being rewarded)

c)

positive reinforcements (you receiving a reward for your behaviour)

d)

imitation (copying anothers actions)

3.

Social learning theory has 4 mediation processes, these are cognitive processes and include...

a)

attention

b)

imitation

c)

identification

d)

vicarious reinforcements

4.

Operant conditioning suggests that we learn through...

a)

observation

b)

watching others

c)

consequences

d)

genetics

5.

One example of operant conditioning is when you get a reward such as a TV when you behave well. This is called...

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

negative punishment

6.

Another example of operant conditioning is when you get put in jail for committing a crime. This is called...

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

negative punishment

7.

Restorative justice is when...

a)

the offender speaks to the victim of the crime or their family

b)

the offender receives tokens for their good behaviour which can be exchanged for rewards

c)

the offender is trained in how to control their anger

8.

Which of these is referring to punishments for criminals?

a)

Anger management

b)

Token economy

c)

Restorative Justice

d)

Community Sentencing

9.

Which of these personality traits is associated with criminal behaviour?

a)

High neuroticism

b)

High extroversion

c)

High introversion

d)

High stability

10.

Identification is part of two topics, but which of these refers to identification in reference to criminal behaviour?

a)

When you conform to a role both publicly and privately in the short-term

b)

When you choose who you want to observe and copy

11.

When answering an AO2 question which phrase should you avoid?

a)

it can explain their behaviour

b)

like in this case

c)

Anna is showing this because...

d)

This is shown in this scenario by...

12.

If an exam question tells you to refer to a particular key term e.g. operant conditioning, this means you should...

a)

Give the definition of operant conditioning

b)

Give a key term associated with operant conditioning e.g. positive reinforcement

c)

Explain the key term you have given e.g. what positive reinforcement is