Free Printable Theories Of Criminality Test One

1.

Concept Map

a)

A hierarchal graphical tool for organizining and representing the relationship between concepts

b)

Diagrams used to represents ideas that are linked to and arranged around a key word or idea

2.

Mind Map

a)

Hierarchal graphical tool for organizing and representing the relationship between different concepts

b)

diagrams used to represent ideas that are linked to arranged around a key word or idea

3.

Criminological Thinking

a)

refers to the ways in which people understand and consider crime

b)

cognitive behavior in which ideas, images, mental representations, or other hypothetical elements of thought are experienced or manipulate

c)

thinking patterns and thoughts that facilitate criminal/antisocial behavior

d)

set of attitudes or beliefs connected to criminal behavior that support and maintain a criminal lifestyle

4.

Criminological theory

a)

explaining the causes of crime although many theories are inconsistent or contradictory

b)

explains criminal behavior is a result of individual differences in thinking processeses

c)

a product of psychological mechanisms (instantiated in the brain) combined with environmental input that activates them or inhibits their activation

d)

a set of interconnected statements or propositions that explain how two or more events or factors are related to one another

5.

Theory

a)

a set of interconnected statements or propositions that explains how two or more events or factors are related to another

b)

a product of psychological mechanisms (instantiated in the brain) combined with environmental input that activates them or inhibits their activation

c)

focus on explaining the causes of crime

d)

criminal behavior is a result of individual differences in thinking processes

6.

Select all that is NOT a theory

a)

data

b)

typologies

c)

profiles / categories

d)

features or qualities of events

e)

an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action.

7.

What DOES a theory do?

a)

explains known facts

b)

desired values

c)

correct behavior

d)

proper

e)

tell us how things should be run

8.

What are the three types of criminological theory?

a)

theories of law and criminal justice

b)

classifications of criminologist theory

c)

theories of criminal and deviant behavior

d)

theories of rehabilitation

9.

What do the theories of law and criminal justice do?

a)

used to explain the making and enforcing criminal law

b)

deal with the law

c)

deal with those who decide what is considered normal behavior

d)

anaylsis of normal behavior

e)

creates law

10.

What do theories of criminal and deviant behavior try to explain?

a)

why there are differences in groups of criminal activity

b)

why some individuals are more likely to commit crime

c)

why people act a certain way

d)

why people are they way they are

11.

Macro Level Of Analysis

a)

cover major groups of people such as society

b)

covers small groups

12.

Micro Level of Analysis

a)

covers small groups of people

b)

covers major groups of people

13.

What are the categories of criminal and deviant behavior?

a)

biological

b)

psychological

c)

sociological

d)

none of the above

14.

What is the most important criteria for evaluating theory?

a)

Empirical validity

b)

scope and parismony

c)

testability

d)

logic

15.

Demonic Theory

a)

focused on deviant nature of crime which can appear to be only inhumane

b)

focused on a more rigorous approach

c)

focused on the science of crime

16.

Classical School Theory

a)

focuses on deviant nature of crime

b)

focuses on the science of crime

c)

focuses on a more rigorous approach to understanding human behavior

17.

Early Positivists Theory

a)

focused on the science of crime

b)

focuses on a more rigorous approach to understanding human behavior

c)

focuses on the deviant nature of crime

18.

Who are the best-known classical school philosophers?

a)

Cesare Beccaria

b)

Jeremy Bentham

c)

Lombroso

d)

Raffaele Garofalo

19.

What does classical school theory suggest?

a)

people have free will

b)

people are rational

c)

people will seek pleasure and avoid pain

d)

people are stupid

20.

What are the three most important aspects of punishment?

a)

severity

b)

certainty

c)

celerity

d)

none of the above

21.

According to classical school, what should be in place in order to control behavior

a)

a clearly defined set of laws punishments and legal processes

b)

punishment

c)

nothing

22.

Who coined the positivist approach?

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Lomboroso

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Jeremey Betham

23.

Are correlations theories?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

What did the biological positivist theory focus on?

a)

individual characteristics that are inherited and presented at birth

b)

a result of individual differences in thinking processes

c)

hat a product of psychological mechanisms (instantiated in the brain) combined with environmental input that activates them or inhibits their activation

25.

Who is considered the father of modern criminology?

a)

Cesare Lombroso

b)

Ferri

c)

Raffaele Garofale

26.

What was a weakness of early biological positivism?

a)

people were measuring peoples traits it led to discrimination and improper profiling

b)

assumes that since everyone has free will they can decided how to act

27.

Weaknesses of classical school theory?

a)

assumes that everyone has free will and will know how to properly act

b)

the measuring of peoples traits led to profiling and discrimination

28.

Avatism

a)

true born criminal

b)

a tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral

c)

regression

d)

none of the above

29.

What was lombrosos theory of the born criminal?

a)

they had monkey like abnormalities that made them more likely to commit crimes

b)

refers to the belief that can be predicted through a persons appearance

c)

refers to DNA

d)

none of the above

30.

What was Raffaeles Garofalo's theory?

a)

that society was like a nature body and criminals were disease

b)

that we should remove biological crime traits out of society

c)

that criminals could not be determiend by biology

d)

none of the above

31.

Eugenics

a)

selective breeding that can deal with social problems caused by those who are genetically unfit

b)

the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable

c)

fringe set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population

32.

What were the three body types that Sheldon identified in his studies?

a)

Endomorphs: soft, round, social, extroverted

b)

Ectomorphs: fragile, small build, intelligent, allergires, introvert

c)

Mesomorphs: heavy bones, active, aggressive, seen as alpha male

d)

None of the above

33.

What body type according type to Sheldon were at risk for criminal behavior

a)

mesomoprhs

b)

endomorphs

c)

ectomorphs

34.

What do psychological positivists focus on?

a)

indiviual differences that can be used to identify criminals

b)

Traits given at birth that can relate to crime

c)

Traits passed down by generation that can related to crime

35.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

a)

An individual who has blatant disregard for someone life property

b)

A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.

c)

A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.

d)

Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations

36.

Can education help aid in helping reduce crime?

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What is Frueds psychoanalytic theory?

a)

issues can occur in childhood development and if something goes wrong this could make a child more likely to commit a crime

b)

a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental conditions by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind

c)

he scientific study of the mind and behavior

38.

Id

a)

basic instincts and drive

b)

rational part of personality

c)

conscience of the indiviual

39.

Ego

a)

basic instincts and drive

b)

rational part of the personality

c)

conscience of the indiviual

40.

Superego

a)

basic instincts and drive

b)

rational part of the personality

c)

conscience of the indiviual

41.

Internal Locus of Control

a)

when one accepts resposnibility for their own behavior

b)

when one blames fat, chance, or other individuals for their successes and failures

42.

External Locus of Control

a)

when one accepts responsibility for their own behavior

b)

when one blames fate, chance, other indiviuals for their successes and failures

43.

Primary Psychopath

a)

biologically different

b)

some biological but mostly rooted in abuse or neglect as a child

c)

learned from social enviorment

44.

Secondary Psychopath

a)

biologically different

b)

some biological but mostly rooted in abuse and neglected in childhood

c)

learned from society

45.

dyssocial psychopath

a)

biologically different

b)

some biological but mostly rooted in abuse or neglect from early childhood

c)

rooted in society

46.

Who created the five factor model?

a)

Costa and McCrae

b)

Lomboroso

c)

Sheldon

d)

Charles Goring

47.

3 in 5 prison inmates have some form of mental illness?

a)

true

b)

false

48.

What are the two most common mental illnesses among inmates?

a)

schizophrenia

b)

antisocial personality disorder

c)

depression

d)

anxiety

e)

borderline personality disorder

49.

What is the top diagnosis we see in the CJS?

a)

addictions

b)

depression

c)

antisocial personality disorder

d)

anxiety

50.

What does evolutionary theory focus on?

a)

the function and adaptedness of human behavior

b)

assumes that factors beyond our control dictate our behavior and can explain why some individuals commit a crime

c)

Belief that crimes are committed as a result of a deviant nonconforming individual's personality this explains delinquent behavior as an expression of deviant personality traits

d)

focuses on identify personality traits and mental processes that impact behavior rather than physical traits

51.

What are the evolutionary principles?

a)

natural selection

b)

sexual selection

c)

adaptions

d)

parental investment

e)

inclusive fitness

52.

CAD vs DAD Theory

a)

females prefer men who can help them care for offspring as they are less like to be criminal than men that have genes that make them more likely to not invest in parenting as they are more likely to be criminal

b)

organisms that reproduce rapidly rather than those who reproduce slowly

53.

Are the positivist theories mirco or macro?

a)

mirco

b)

macro

54.

r/k theory

a)

females prefer men who can help them care for offspring as they are less like to be criminal than men that have genes that make them more likely to not invest in parenting as they are more likely to be criminal

b)

organisms that reproduce rapidly vs when they reproduce slowly

55.

What are the r/k theory hypothesis?

a)

criminality and psychopathy should be more prevalent in men

b)

people with greater tendencies toward criminal and antisocial behavior should exhibit behaviors related to r

c)

parents and criminals have children earlier in life and have children in greater number

d)

biological parents of criminals should also see themselves as criminals

56.

Hypothesis related to rape and sexual assualt

a)

Males should predominate: should not be exclusively a human phenomenon; males of other species should have evolved similar genetically promoted tendencie; strongly resisted by female victims because it denies them the opportunity to choose sex partners who are most likely to help care for offspring

b)

Males should be the main offenders; Jealousy and suspicion of infidelity should be a key cause; should not be an exclusively human phenomenon; may prevent infidelity and/or pregnancy resulting from infidelity;

c)

Parents who have more children than they have resources needed; A parent who lacks the assistance of the other parent in caring for the offspring should be more prone to; Children who are less viable from a reproductive standpoint;

57.

Hypothesis related to sposual and domestic abuse

a)

Males should predominate: should not be exclusively a human phenomenon; males of other species should have evolved similar genetically promoted tendencie; strongly resisted by female victims because it denies them the opportunity to choose sex partners who are most likely to help care for offspring

b)

Males should be the main offenders; Jealousy and suspicion of infidelity should be a key cause; should not be an exclusively human phenomenon; may prevent infidelity and/or pregnancy resulting from infidelity;

c)

Parents who have more children than they have resources needed; A parent who lacks the assistance of the other parent in caring for the offspring should be more prone to; Children who are less viable from a reproductive standpoint;

58.

Hypothesis related to child abuse

a)

Males should predominate: should not be exclusively a human phenomenon; males of other species should have evolved similar genetically promoted tendencie; strongly resisted by female victims because it denies them the opportunity to choose sex partners who are most likely to help care for offspring

b)

Males should be the main offenders; Jealousy and suspicion of infidelity should be a key cause; should not be an exclusively human phenomenon; may prevent infidelity and/or pregnancy resulting from infidelity;

c)

Parents who have more children than they have resources needed; A parent who lacks the assistance of the other parent in caring for the offspring should be more prone to; Children who are less viable from a reproductive standpoint;

59.

What is the five factor model?

a)

examines words people use to describe themselves

b)

a model of an individual's personality that divides it into five traits

60.

What does OCEAN stand for?

a)

openness, consientiouness, extraversion, agreeableness, neurocitism

b)

optimism, calm, extreme, argueable, neurotic

61.

Logical and Consistency

a)

the theory must make sense, meaning that the central idea is clear and concise

b)

the overall area to which the theory can be applied and deals with the simplicity of the theory to explain criminal behavior

c)

This means you must be able to repeat the evidence to try to support your theory

d)

supports the theory through scientific evidence and if a theory cannot be supported, it is not valid

62.

Scope and Parsimony

a)

supports the theory through scientific evidence and if a theory cannot be supported, it is not valid

b)

This means you must be able to repeat the evidence to try to support your theory

c)

The extent to which a theory can create realistic and useful guidance for crime prevention and intervention

d)

the overall area to which the theory can be applied and deals with the simplicity of the theory to explain criminal behavior

63.

Testability

a)

This means you must be able to repeat the evidence to try to support your theory

b)

The extent to which a theory can create realistic and useful guidance for crime prevention and intervention

c)

the theory must make sense, meaning that the central idea is clear and concise

d)

supports the theory through scientific evidence and if a theory cannot be supported, it is not valid

64.

Empirical Validity

a)

the theory must make sense, meaning that the central idea is clear and concise

b)

supports the theory through scientific evidence if a theory cannot be supported, it is not valid

c)

The extent to which a theory can create realistic and useful guidance for crime prevention and intervention

d)

This means you must be able to repeat the evidence to try to support your theory

65.

usefulness and policy implications

a)

the theory must make sense, meaning that the central idea is clear and concise

b)

This means you must be able to repeat the evidence to try to support your theory

c)

The extent to which a theory can create realistic and useful guidance for crime prevention and intervention

d)

supports the theory through scientific evidence and if a theory cannot be supported, it is not valid

66.

Propositions

a)

refer to the key sentences in a theory that explain how concepts are related to each other

b)

refers to the possibility that a central claim made by a theory could be proven wrong or refuted by empirical research

67.

Falsifiability

a)

refers to the possibility that a central claim made by a theory could be proven wrong or refuted by empirical research

b)

refer to the key sentences in a theory that explain how concepts are related to each other

68.

In classical criminology the phrase let the punishment fit the crime meant that punishment should...

a)

match the harm done to the victim

b)

be enough to offset the gain of the crime

c)

fit the capabilities of the offender

d)

force the offender to make sufficient restitution

69.

According to gene-based evolutionary theory of rape and sexual assault as discussed by Ellis and Walsh which of the following is related to rape

a)

Mothers poor health during pregnancy

b)

Genetic traits of pushiness and deception

c)

Genetic trait of constraint

d)

Poor social enviorment

Theories Of Criminality Test One

Total questions: 69

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