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Age of Criminal Responsibility PSYU3339

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Piaget which cognitive development stage are children aged 12+ at?

a)

Sensorimotor Stage

b)

Formal Operational Stage

c)

Preoperational Stage

d)

Concreate Operational Stage

2.

When do young children use intentionality when judging acts?

a)

Before

b)

After

c)

Never

d)

Always

3.

The development of the prefrontal cortex has been linked to:

a)

Nothing

b)

Moral development & decision making

c)

Lack of development leads to bad decision making

d)

Development leads to bad decision making

4.

The UN recommends the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be:

a)

8

b)

10

c)

14

d)

16

5.

The participant age for the Kohlberg theory was between ages 10-16.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What type of age effect did Fried and Reppucci (2001) find in their study?

a)

Logarithmic effect

b)

Linear effect

c)

Quadratic effect

d)

Cubic effect

7.

What part of the brain has the largest impact on emotion regulation and behaviour?

a)

Primary Motor Cortex

b)

The Prefrontal Cortex

c)

Visual Cortex

d)

A and B

8.

Are parents a key factor in the way children learn how to differentiate between good and bad acts?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

In NSW the minimum age of criminal responsibility is:

a)

8

b)

10

c)

14

d)

16

10.

In the Heinz dilemma, the children were asked whether the wife's act was right or wrong.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

At what age do children develop a sense of right and wrong?

a)

2

b)

10-12

c)

3-4

d)

Never

12.

At what age has the brain been shown to develop until?

a)

14

b)

8

c)

22

d)

25

13.

According to Modecki (2008) what type of decisions are adolescents more likely to make?

a)

Antisocial decisions

b)

Prosocial decisions

c)

Inconsiderate decisions

d)

Dumb decisions

14.

8 year olds found mischiveious behaviour to be ___ than older children and adults

a)

Better

b)

Approx. the same

c)

Worse

15.

Moral reasoning in children was sufficient to explain their Justice Sensitivity (both for themselves and other's justice)

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which side of the debate do you stand on?

a)

Even 8-year-olds should be held responsible for their own criminal behaviour

b)

Children should be at least 14 years-of-age before they are held responsible for their own criminal behaviour

17.

What do you think the age of criminal responsibility should be?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

e)

16