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CHP 3: THEORY OF CRIME PS3134 (CRIMINOLOGY)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which criminological perspective emphasizes the role of rational decision-making in criminal behavior?

a)

Classical perspective

b)

Biological perspective Psychological perspective

c)

Psychological perspective

d)

Social disorganization perspective

2.

The positivist perspective of crime emphasizes the influence of which factors?

a)

Biological, psychological, and social factors

b)

Economic and political factors only

c)

Cultural and environmental factors only

d)

Biological factors only

3.

Which of the following is NOT a key feature of the positivist perspective of crime?

a)

Emphasis on biological, psychological, and social factors

b)

Focus on individual choice and rational decision-making

c)

Use of scientific research methods

d)

Emphasis on intervention and rehabilitation

4.

According to the classical perspective, what is the primary purpose of punishment?

a)

Rehabilitation

b)

Deterrence

c)

Retribution

d)

Social integration

5.

Which theory emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and unresolved childhood experiences in criminal behavior?

a)

Strain theory

b)

Behavioral theory

c)

Psychodynamic theory

d)

Social learning theory

6.

According to the Classical Theory of Crime, how should an offender be punished?

a)

Swiftly

b)

Severely

c)

Harshly

d)

All of the above

7.

Why does someone commit a crime, according to the Classical Theory of Crime?

a)

Biological Factors

b)

Social Pressures

c)

Free Will

d)

Family Issues

8.

This theory states that body type determines criminal behavior.

a)

Atavism

b)

Somatotyping

c)

Physiology

d)

Positivism

9.

This man is considered the father of modern psychology. His studies on dreams and the unconscious mind are still effective today.

a)

Pavlov

b)

Lombardio

c)

Freud

d)

Shelton

10.

According to Freud, this is the first part of self to develop. "The Devil," it relies on selfishness, instant gratification, and pleasures.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

11.
The concept of ‘anomie’ came from ______________________
a)
Max Weber
b)
Emile Durkheim
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Auguste Comte
12.
A situation that arises when norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable
a)
anomie
b)
control theory
c)
deviance
d)
primary deviance
13.

Which sociologists is associated with Structural Strain theory?

a)

Robert Merton

b)

Sutherland

c)

Hirshi

d)

Durkheim

14.

When people abandon both the approved goals and the approved means (Merton's Typology)

a)

Innovation

b)

Ritualism

c)

Rebellion

d)

Retreatism

15.

When people abandon the goals as irrelvant to their lives but still enact the means (Merton's typology)

a)

Retreatism

b)

Innovation

c)

Ritualism

d)

Rebellion