Psychology of Crime Final Exam

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 Psychology of Crime
Final Exam
Course Introduction
Psychology of Crime explores the psychological principles and theories underpinning

criminal behavior, examining factors such as personality, development, mental

disorders, and social influences that contribute to unlawful actions. The course

investigates the interplay between individual traits and environmental conditions, delves

into the motivations behind various types of crime, and evaluates psychological

profiling, risk assessment, and intervention strategies. Students will also analyze

contemporary research and case studies to understand the links between psychology

and the criminal justice system.

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Criminal Behavior A Psychological Approach 10th Edition by Curtis R. Bartol

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 Chapter 1: Introduction to Criminal Behavior
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Q1) In general, individuals sentenced to prison accurately represent the "true" criminal
population.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False

Q2) The great majority of crime in the United States and other countries is neither serious
nor violent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True

Q3) Which of the following offenses is not considered a violent crime, according to the
UCR?
A) forcible rape
B) arson
C) nonnegligent manslaughter
D) robbery
E) aggravated assault
Answer: B

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Chapter 2: Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk

Factors
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Q1) Children from lower socioeconomic status are more likely to be represented in crime
statistics as opposed to those from higher socioeconomic status.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True

Q2) Parental _____ refers to parents' awareness of their child's peer associations, free
time activities, and physical whereabouts when outside the home.
A) participation
B) mindfulness
C) neurosis
D) monitoring
E) obsession
Answer: D

Q3) All criminal behavior has its origins in childhood.

A)True
B)False
Answer: False

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 Chapter 3: Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors
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Q1) Early onset persistent antisocial behavior seems influenced by _____ while late
onset offending is influenced by _____ factors.
A) biological; social
B) social; biological
C) parental; educational
D) parental; socioeconomic
E) protective; resiliency
Answer: A

Q2) According to Laurence Steinberg (2008, 2010), high risk taking during adolescence is
explained by the interaction of the socioemotional and cognitive control systems. This
theory is called:
A) Dual systems model
B) Executive function theory
C) Limbic theory
D) Introversion/Extroversion theory
E) Positivist model
Answer: A

Q3) Compare and contrast behavior and molecular genetics.

Answer: NOT ANSWERED

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 Chapter 4: Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and

Situational Factors
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Q1) Skinner argued that the most effective way to eliminate behavior was through
extinction.
A)True
B)False

Q2) For most people, becoming part of a group encourages feelings of anonymity.
A)True
B)False

Q3) The September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon is an example of a

frustration-induced riot.
A)True
B)False

Q4) Describe the process of operant conditioning and give an example of how criminal
behavior is acquired.

Q5) Akers' differential association reinforcement theory is based largely on the

criminological theory of:
A) Edwin Sutherland.
B) Albert Bandura.
C) Albert Cohen.
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D) Walter Miller.
E) B.F. Skinner.

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 Chapter 5: Human Aggression and Violence
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Q1) The type of aggression that includes anger expressions, temper tantrums, and
vengeful hostility, and more generally "hot-blooded" aggressive acts is called:
A) proactive aggression.
B) mediated aggression.
C) aggressive mimicry.
D) reactive aggression.
E) expressive aggression.

Q2) According to Berkowitz, high levels of arousal _____ aggressive behavior in certain
situations.
A) completely dissipate
B) cause
C) slightly reduce
D) dramatically reduce
E) facilitate

Q3) Extremely high levels of arousal seem to mitigate aggressive behavior in certain
situations.
A)True
B)False

Q4) Explain the difference between road rage and aggressive driving.

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 Chapter 6: Juvenile Delinquency
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Q1) Female delinquency has steadily decreased since 1995.
A)True
B)False

Q2) The most frequent diagnosis for children who commit acts of violence against other
children is antisocial personality disorder .
A)True
B)False

Q3) The statute that allows the detention or supervision of a juvenile presumed to be in
need of protection is called:
A) Status Protection
B) Brawner Rule
C) the Smith-Carlson Act
D) Incorrigibilty Rule
E) PINS

Q4) Juveniles as a group are responsible for a small percentage of arrests compared
with adults, although they are arrested disproportionately compared with other age
groups.
A)True
B)False

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 Chapter 7: Criminal Psychopathy
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Q1) Criminal psychopaths make up about what percent of the male inmate population
in a maximum security prison?
A) 5-8%
B) 10-25%
C) 85-0%
D) 45-55%
E) 30-43%

Q2) The core behavioral dimension that reflects the interpersonal and emotional
components, such as callousness and manipulation of others, is referred to as
psychopathic factor I.
A)True
B)False

Q3) A true psychopath consistently displays neurotic and anxious behavior.

A)True
B)False

Q4) Suicidality is a common characteristic of older adult psychopaths.

A)True
B)False

Q5) What has been learned about a) recidivism and b) treatment of the criminal
psychopath?
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 Chapter 8: Crime and Mental Disorders
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Q1) Which disorder has been referred to as the "UFO of psychiatry" (Ondrovik & Hamilton,
1991)?
A) Multiple Personality Disorder
B) Postpartum Psychosis
C) Dysthymic Disorder
D) Bipolar II Disorder
E) Borderline Personality Disorder

Q2) _____ trial generated so much public outcry that Congress passed the Insanity
Defense Reform Act of 1984.
A) Ted Bundy's
B) John Hinckley's
C) The "Son of Sam"
D) The BTK Killer
E) O.J. Simpson's

Q3) The use of amnesia as a defense has been largely unsuccessful in the United States.
A)True
B)False

Q4) Discuss the role of law enforcement and mental health courts in
deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill.

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 Chapter 9: Homicide, Assault, and Family Violence
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Q1) Filicide refers to the killing of:
A) an infant.
B) a child older than 24 hours.
C) a child by the mother.
D) a child within the first 24 hours after birth.
E) a sibling.

Q2) "The intentional inflicting of serious bodily injury on another" is a sufficient definition
of which of the following offense(s)?
A) Simple assault
B) Aggravated assault
C) Assault with a deadly weapon
D) Murderous assault
E) Simple malice

Q3) Negligent manslaughter is killing another:

A) as a result of recklessness.
B) with malice aforethought.
C) as a result of uncontrollable passion.
D) in self-defense when danger of serious bodily injury exists.
E) without just cause.

Q4) List some of the factors that make the family so difficult to study.

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 Chapter 10: Multiple Murder, School, and Workplace

Violence
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Q1) In which type of crime scene is there evidence that the offender used planning and
premeditation?
A) Reconstructive crime scene
B) Spontaneous crime scene
C) Mixed crime scene
D) Organized crime scene
E) Disorganized crime scene

Q2) Explain why the case of Jack the Ripper is relevant to criminal profiling.

Q3) Psychological profiling has its roots in:

A) professional sports.
B) psychometrics.
C) psychoanalysis.
D) politics.
E) behaviorism.

Q4) Investigative psychology is to _____ as profiling is to _______.

A) the crime scene; the offender.
B) criminal analysis; criminal tendencies.
C) forensics; anthropology
D) anthropology; forensics Page 12
E) the offender; the victim

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 Chapter 11: Psychology of Terrorism
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Q1) When a person lacks motivation to act after exposure to unpleasant events over
which he feels he has not control, he is probably experiencing:
A) learned helplessness.
B) learned aversion.
C) proactive depression.
D) nuchal rigidity.
E) Erickson's industry versus inferiority stage of moral development.

Q2) What are the FBI's four classifications of terrorist groups? Provide an example of
each.

Q3) The procedure of trying to mimic an event under laboratory conditions is called:
A) simulation.
B) mimicry experimentation.
C) mimicry situationalism.
D) paraexperiment.
E) trialing.

Q4) In general, terrorists are a heterogeneous group.

A)True
B)False

Q5) Describe the process of becoming a terrorist.

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Q6) Describe the reasons why a terrorist might volunteer for a suicide mission.

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 Chapter 12: Sexual Assault
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Q1) Most adolescent sex offenders have a diagnosed mental disorder.
A)True
B)False

Q2) Abel and his associates found that men convicted of rape:
A) show high and nearly equal sexual arousal to portrayals of both violent,
nonconsenting sexual acts and nonviolent, consenting sexual acts.
B) were more sexually aroused toward attractive victims than nonattractive victims.
C) felt they had little control over their sexual impulses.
D) have a very limited ability to fantasize.
E) were using drugs at the time of the crime.

Q3) The sexual-addiction approach to explaining offending is an example of a(n)

_____ assumption about why men rape.
A) drug
B) victim
C) disease
D) irresistible impulse
E) c and d

Q4) Describe three of the rape myths discussed in the Chapter.

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Chapter 13: Sexual Assault of Children and Youth and Other

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Q1) When a person obtains sexual arousal form contact with a body part of the sexual
partner other than the usual erotic areas, it is called a:
A) subversive stimuli.
B) partialism.
C) nyctophilia.
D) nympholpesy.
E) fetishism.

Q2) According to the DSM-IV, those individuals who are drawn to children and adults for
sexual gratification are diagnosed as which type of pedophile?
A) Exclusive type
B) Nonexclusive type
C) Mixed age type
D) Combination type
E) Heterogeneous type

Q3) Discuss the difficulties in obtaining data on pedophilia.

Q4) Compare and contrast effective treatment for juvenile sex offenders and adult sex
offenders.

Q5) Describe the cognitive and intellectual characteristics of child molesters.

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Q6) Outline the demographic and psychological characteristics of child molesters.

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 Chapter 14: Property and Public Order Crime
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Q1) If you were a security consultant to a large department store, what would you share
about the psychological and demographic characteristics of shoplifters?

Q2) Softlifting is defined as:

A) the stealing of items worth less than fifty dollars.
B) the illegal duplication of copyrighted software.
C) shoplifting when someone else orders the crime.
D) legal piracy.
E) commercial shoplifting.

Q3) The majority of property crimes eventually result in physical aggression.

A)True
B)False

Q4) Burglaries are more likely to occur in January and February, after the holidays.
A)True
B)False

Q5) How does dehumanization make victimization easier for the offender? Provide two
examples.

Q6) Shoplifting is an underreported crime.

A)True
B)False
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 Chapter 15: Violent Economic Crime and Crimes of

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Q1) .Which of the following is not one of the FBI's categories of hostage takers?
A) Prisoners
B) Criminals
C) Politicals
D) Terrorists
E) Mentally Disordered

Q2) The primary motive for adult arsons appears to be:

A) revenge.
B) crime concealment.
C) financial gain.
D) vandalism.
E) fame.

Q3) The impetus for California's 1990 antistalking legislation was:

A) the stalking of Steven Spielberg's seven children.
B) the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.
C) the stalking of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.
D) the murders of four Orange County women who were killed despite restraining orders
against their assailants.
E) the stalking and homicide of two government officials, Peter Brown and Louise Cooke.
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 Chapter 16: Substance Abuse, Alcohol, and Crime
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Q1) Summarize and discuss the six main conclusions researchers have reached in recent
years regarding the relationship between drugs and crime.

Q2) Which is not one of the four categories of drugs reported to the Department of
Justice?
A) Opium
B) Synthetic narcotics
C) Dangerous nonnarcotics
D) Marijuana
E) Alcohol

Q3) The psychoactive properties of marijuana are found principally in the:

A) resin of the plant.
B) stem of the plant.
C) stasis of the plant.
D) flowers of the plant.
E) roots of the plant.

Q4) Cocaine use has been steadily increasing since 2009.

A)True
B)False

Q5) Discuss the relationship between alcohol and crime.

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dependence.

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