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WorksheetsAge of Criminal Responsibility PSYU3339
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
According to Piaget which cognitive development stage are children aged 12+ at?
Sensorimotor Stage
Formal Operational Stage
Preoperational Stage
Concreate Operational Stage
When do young children use intentionality when judging acts?
Before
After
Never
Always
The development of the prefrontal cortex has been linked to:
Nothing
Moral development & decision making
Lack of development leads to bad decision making
Development leads to bad decision making
The UN recommends the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be:
8
10
14
16
The participant age for the Kohlberg theory was between ages 10-16.
True
False
What type of age effect did Fried and Reppucci (2001) find in their study?
Logarithmic effect
Linear effect
Quadratic effect
Cubic effect
What part of the brain has the largest impact on emotion regulation and behaviour?
Primary Motor Cortex
The Prefrontal Cortex
Visual Cortex
A and B
Are parents a key factor in the way children learn how to differentiate between good and bad acts?
Yes
No
In NSW the minimum age of criminal responsibility is:
8
10
14
16
In the Heinz dilemma, the children were asked whether the wife's act was right or wrong.
True
False
At what age do children develop a sense of right and wrong?
2
10-12
3-4
Never
At what age has the brain been shown to develop until?
14
8
22
25
According to Modecki (2008) what type of decisions are adolescents more likely to make?
Antisocial decisions
Prosocial decisions
Inconsiderate decisions
Dumb decisions
8 year olds found mischiveious behaviour to be ___ than older children and adults
Better
Approx. the same
Worse
Moral reasoning in children was sufficient to explain their Justice Sensitivity (both for themselves and other's justice)
True
False
Which side of the debate do you stand on?
Even 8-year-olds should be held responsible for their own criminal behaviour
Children should be at least 14 years-of-age before they are held responsible for their own criminal behaviour
What do you think the age of criminal responsibility should be?
8
10
12
14
16
