True / False
1. The early research of Lombroso and his contemporaries is regarded as scientific fact.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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2. According to sociobiology, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood will cause a well-adjusted person to commit crime.
a.
True
b.
False
3. The “Twinkie defense” brought national attention to the view that biochemical conditions can influence antisocial
behavior.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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4. The research on biochemical theories focuses on twin and sibling behavior.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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5. Biosocial research has found that abnormal levels of male sex hormones, or androgens, produce aggressive behavior.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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6. The male hormone testosterone is linked to criminality.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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7. Neurophysiology studies twin behavior in order to understand criminality.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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8. According to arousal theory, sensation seekers look for stimulating activities that may include aggressive, violent
behavior patterns.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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9. There is a stronger link between criminal behavior and identical twins than between criminal behavior and fraternal
twins.
a.
True
b.
False
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10. There is a significant relationship between parental and child deviance levels.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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11. Evolutionary theorists believe that human traits that produce violence and aggression have been advanced by the long
process of human evolution.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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12. According to Freud’s version of psychodynamic theory, the human personality has a two-part structure: the id and the
ego.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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13. Social learning theorists argue that people are not born with the ability to act violently.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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14. Errors in cognition and information processing have been used to explain the behaviors of child abusers.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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15. Behaviorists view aggression as an inherited behavior.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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16. Both extroverts and introverts are at risk for antisocial behaviors.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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17. Nature theory argues that environmental stimulation from parents, relatives, social contacts, and peer groups account
for a child’s IQ level and low intelligence.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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18. Psychopaths are the product of a destructive home environment.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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19. Nature theory argues that intelligence is largely determined genetically, that ancestry determines IQ, and that low
intelligence, as demonstrated by low IQ, is linked to criminal behavior.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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20. Research has shown that children suffering from conduct disorders (CD) are frequently involved in bullying and
sexual assaults, as well as cruelty to animals.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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21. Bipolar disorder has failed to be correlated with delinquency or criminality, which leads many opponents of
psychological crime to use disorders such as this as just another failed attempt at justifying criminal behavior.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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22. Police are more likely to arrest the mentally ill, giving the illusion that they are crime-prone.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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23. Primary prevention programs provide treatment, such as psychological counseling, to youths and adults after they
have violated the law.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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24. Biologically oriented therapy is seldom used because it has no beneficial treatment in the criminal justice system.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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Bloom’s: Remembering
25. Surgical procedures used to alter the brain structure of convicted sex offenders are known as psychosurgeries.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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Bloom’s: Remembering
Multiple Choice
26. __________ theory reflects the view that criminality is a product of abnormal biological or psychological traits.
a.
Rational choice
b.
Trait
c.
Social structure
d.
Labeling
b
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27. Socio-biologists view all of the following factors as being mutually interdependent except .
a.
biology
b.
environment
c.
learning
d.
ecology
d
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28. Biological explanations of crime reemerged in the early _______ with the publication of Sociobiology by Edmond O.
Wilson.
a.
1950s
b.
1970s
c.
1980s
d.
1990s
b
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29. Diet, hormones, and contaminants are the causes of behavior in the ________ perspective.
a.
biochemical
b.
neurophysiological
c.
genetic
d.
evolutionary
a
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30. Which of the following is not considered to contribute to a healthy diet, and thus to good mental health and well-
adjusted behavior patterns?
a.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
b.
Minerals
c.
Vitamins
d.
Heavy metals, such as lead and mercury
d
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31. Biosocial research has found that abnormal levels of male sex hormones, known as __________, do in fact produce
aggressive behavior.
a.
antigens
b.
androgens
c.
estrogens
d.
peptides
b
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32. __________, the most abundant androgen, has been linked to criminality.
a.
Testosterone
b.
Estrogen
c.
Serotonin
d.
Monoamine
a
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33. According to Diana Fishbin, there is an association between _________ and elevated levels of female aggression.
a.
diet
b.
divorce
c.
menstruation
d.
pregnancy
c
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34. Locations with the highest concentrations of lead also report the highest levels of ______.
a.
suicide
b.
ADHD
c.
mercury
d.
homicide
d
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35. What is the study of brain activity?
a.
Psychology
b.
Neurophysiology
c.
Pathology
d.
Evolutionary criminology
b
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36. Brain scanning techniques using electronic images suggest that which of the following statements is true?
a.
All criminals have low levels of testosterone.
b.
Both violent criminals and substance abusers have impairment in the pre-frontal lobe.
c.
Female inmates show lower levels of synopsis activity than men.
d.
Latinos have higher rates of androgens in the cerebral cortex than non-Latinos.
b
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37. Many children with ADHD also suffer from ____and continually engage in aggressive and antisocial behavior early in
childhood.
a.
conduct disorder
b.
schizophrenia
c.
hypoglycemia
d.
behavior modeling
a
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38. Evidence exists indicating that abnormally low levels of brain chemical compounds called __________ are associated
with violent behavior.
a.
Electrolytes
b.
chemical “straightjackets”
c.
chemical restraints
d.
neurotransmitters
d
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39. The major premise of the biochemical theory is that ______.
a.
as the human race evolved, traits and characteristics became ingrained, some of which make people aggressive
and predisposed to commit crime
b.
the criminality of the parents can predict the delinquency of their children
c.
criminals and delinquents often suffer brain impairment
d.
crime is a function of diet and food allergies
d
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40. The major premise of the neurological theory is that ______.
a.
as the human race evolved, traits and characteristics became ingrained, some of which make people aggressive
and predisposed to commit crime
b.
the criminality of the parents can predict the delinquency of their children
c.
criminals and delinquents often suffer brain impairment
d.
crime is a function of diet and food allergies
c
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41. According to ___________ theory, for a variety of genetic and environmental reasons, people’s brains function
differently in response to environmental stimuli.
a.
excitement
b.
arousal
c.
danger
d.
stimuli
b
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42. If criminal fathers produce criminal sons who produce criminal grandchildren, then crime can be said to be _____.
a.
intraracial
b.
interracial
c.
interbiological
d.
intergenerational
d
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43. In adoption studies, which of the following strongly predicted a child’s criminal behavior?
a.
A criminal biological mother
b.
A criminal adoptive mother
c.
A criminal biological father
d.
A criminal adoptive grandfather
c
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44. Studies conducted on twin behavior have detected a significant relationship between the criminal activities of _____
twins.
a.
AZ
b.
DZ
c.
MZ
d.
QZ
b
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45. Genetic theory holds that criminality-producing traits are passed ______.
a.
from generation to generation
b.
from fathers to sons but not fathers to daughters
c.
from mothers to sons but not mothers to daughters
d.
from one generation, but then skip the next generation
a
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46. The major premise of the genetic theory is that _______.
a.
as the human race evolved, traits and characteristics became ingrained, some of which make people aggressive
and predisposed to commit crime
b.
the criminality of the parents can predict the delinquency of their children
c.
criminals and delinquents often suffer brain impairment
d.
crime is a function of diet and food allergies
b
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47. The major premise of the evolutionary theory is that ______.
a.
as the human race evolved, traits and characteristics became ingrained, some of which make people aggressive
and predisposed to commit crime
b.
the criminality of the parents can predict the delinquency of their children
c.
criminals and delinquents often suffer brain impairment
d.
crime is a function of diet and food allergies
a
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48. According to the evolutionary theory, over the history of the human species __________ males have had the greatest
impact on the gene pool.
a.
aggressive
b.
intelligent
c.
introverted
d.
mentally ill
a
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49. Which perspective best supports the fact that human history has been marked by war, violence, and aggression?
a.
Biochemical
b.
Neurophysiological
c.
Genetic
d.
Evolutionary
d
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50. __________ was the forerunner of modern learning theorists who believed that people learn from one another through
imitation.
a.
Albert Bandura
b.
Charles Goring
c.
Gabriel Tarde
d.
Sigmund Freud
c
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51. According to the psychoanalytic perspective, the __________ develops as a result of incorporating within the
personality the moral standards and values of parents, community, and significant others.
a.
id
b.
ego
c.
superego
d.
conscience
c
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52. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) developed ________ psychology, which has remained a prominent segment of
psychological theory ever since.
a.
neurological
b.
biosocial
c.
generational
d.
psychodynamic
d
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53. __________ theory is the branch of behavior theory most relevant to criminology.
a.
Cognitive
b.
Social learning
c.
Information-processing
d.
Nurture
b
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54. Social learning theory states that people ______.
a.
are born with aggressive tendencies
b.
hold aggressive mental scripts in their subconscious
c.
learn to be aggressive through their life experiences
d.
have chemical needs that require violence for stimulation
c
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55. Which of the following is not one of the three principal sources of behavior modeling?
a.
Genetic predispositions
b.
Family interactions
c.
Environmental experiences
d.
Mass media
a
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56. ________ theory is a psychological perspective that focuses on mental processes—how people perceive and mentally
represent the world around them.
a.
Neurophysiological
b.
Cognitive
c.
Biosocial
d.
Evolutionary
b
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57. What do we know about psychopaths and crime?
a.
Psychopaths comprise 65 percent of U.S. prison inmates.
b.
Psychopaths tend to continue their criminal careers long after other offenders age out of crime.
c.
Psychopaths are no more likely to reoffend within a year of release than other offenders.
d.
Psychopaths who reoffend are more likely to reoffend in nonviolent ways.
b
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58. What research finding counters criminologists who claim that only low-IQ criminals get caught?
a.
Adolescents with low IQs are more likely to commit crime.
b.
There is little difference in the IQ scores of self-reported and official criminals.
c.
Low IQs equally prevail in offenders receiving prison sentences or probation.
d.
Violent criminals have high IQs.
b
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59. What is known about mental disorders and crime?
a.
It is possible that the link between mental illness and crime is spurious and caused by some other factor.
b.
Mentally ill offenders are more likely to have low recidivism rates than nonmentally ill offenders.
c.
Research suggests that people who suffer from mental illness seem to be less antisocial than members of the
general population.
d.
Male offenders seem to have more serious mental health disorders than do female offenders.
a
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60. A significant criticism of biosocial theory has been that it ______.
a.
is the product of flawed methodology
b.
is based on outdated research
c.
is racist
d.
fails to explain gender differences in the crime rate
c
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and rape. He signed over his custody rights to the state while serving a 30-year prison sentence.
61. Which biosocial theory would promote that research should be done to see if the boys will be delinquent like their
father?
a.
Biochemical
b.
Neurological
c.
Genetic
d.
Evolutionary
c
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62. Which factor presented in the scenario would be the best indicator that the boys would engage in criminal behavior?
a.
That their adopted mother is criminal
b.
That their biological father is criminal
c.
That their biological mother ends up committing crime after the boys are adopted
d.
That their adopted parents are over 40 years old
b
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63. There are different types of twins. The boys are most likely __________ twins if it is determined that they are very
close in such crime-relevant measures as level of aggression and verbal skills.
a.
dizygotic
b.
dualgotic
c.
monozygotic
d.
polygotic
c
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64. The boys end up being adopted by different families. Tom, the brother who lives in a large city, is diagnosed with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Tests were done and it was discovered that the level of ______________
in his blood was twice the levels found in the general population. The doctors are convinced this is the cause of his
disorder.
a.
amino acids
b.
glucose
c.
mercury
d.
neurotransmitters
65. After 20 years the boys are contacted by a researcher who is conducting a study on twins separated at birth and
adopted by different families. John says that he finds it difficult to sustain relationships because he was not provided the
support and care that he needed by his adopted mother as an infant. Which theory would best explain John’s predicament?
a.
Attachment theory
b.
Behavior theory
c.
Information-processing theory
d.
Nature theory
a
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Since the age of two, Michael has had a history of acting out. As a child, Michael’s acting out consisted of disrespecting
his parents. By the age of 12, he was skipping school and hanging out with older boys in the neighborhood. By the time he
was 15, he started using drugs and alcohol.
66. Michael was consistently uncooperative with his parents. He was hostile to all authority figures, including teachers
and police officers. He would frequently lose his temper and blame everyone else for his misbehavior. What mental
disorder was most likely the appropriate diagnosis for Michael?
a.
Bipolar disorder
b.
Mood disorder
c.
Oppositional disorder
d.
Schizophrenia
c
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67. Michael is now 20 years old and a court-ordered psychologist has diagnosed Michael with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a type of _________ disorder.
a.
depressive
b.
personality
c.
psychotic
d.
mood
c
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68. If Michael were to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, what would be a likely symptom?
a.
Hearing nonexistent voices
b.
Seeing hallucinations
c.
Exhibiting inappropriate responses
d.
Alternating moods
d
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69. Michael’s family checks Michael into a three-month residential treatment center that treats individuals with mental
health issues and drug addiction. The treatment Michael receives is considered a(n) _________________ program.
a.
primary prevention
b.
secondary prevention
c.
adjudicatory prevention
d.
alternative sentencing
a
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70. Michael was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics and aggravated battery. Michael was offered a plea
deal of five years of probation with a condition that he must participate in drug treatment and psychological counseling.
When attendance in these programs is a requirement of a probation order, they are considered _________________
programs.
a.
primary prevention
b.
secondary prevention
c.
adjudicatory prevention
d.
alternative sentencing
b
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71. ______________ is the view that human behavior is motivated by inborn biological urges to survive and preserve the
species.
72. __________________ assumes there is a direct link between traits and crime; some people are vulnerable to crime
from birth.
73. This condition, _________________, occurs when glucose in the blood falls below levels necessary for normal and
efficient brain functioning.
74. Male sex hormones are referred to as __________________.
75. Chemical compounds known as _________________, influence or activate brain functions.
76. The study of brain activity is known as _____________________.
77. Studies of ________________ twins have shown much higher rates of criminal activity than compared to the other.
78. ___________ twins are fraternal twins who only have half of their genes in common and thus share fewer
commonalities when it comes to criminal behavior.
79. The ________________ is the reasonably stable patterns of behavior that distinguish one person from another.
80. The _____________ is the part of the personality that helps the individual keep his or her actions within the
boundaries of social convention.
81. According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the primitive part of people’s mental makeup and represents
unconscious biological drives.
82. Proponents of the _________ theory argued that intelligence is largely determined genetically and that low
intelligence is linked to criminal behavior.
83. Proponents of the _____________ theory argue that environmental stimulation from parents, relatives, and peer
groups accounts for a child’s IQ level.
84. Children with _____________________________ experience an ongoing pattern of uncooperative and hostile
behavior toward authority figures.
85. _______ is a severe disorder marked by hearing nonexistent voices, seeing hallucinations, and exhibiting
inappropriate responses.
86. Programs that seek to treat personal problems before they manifest themselves as crimes are referred to as
___________________.
Essay
87. Discuss the basic assumptions of contemporary trait theorists. Explain why trait theorists have gained recent
prominence.
88. Discuss the relationship between hormonal changes and mood and behavior.
89. Explain how chemical compounds called neurotransmitters are associated with aggression and other antisocial
behaviors.
90. Discuss what research indicates about parental deviance, twin behavior, and adoption studies.
91. Explain the links between evolution, gender, and crime.
92. Identify and discuss the mental disorders and diseases that are associated with crime. How persuasive is the
association between mental disorders and crime, and why is this the case?
Answers will vary.
Mental Disorders and Crime
93. Discuss attachment theory and how failure to develop proper attachment is associated with crime.
Answers will vary.
Psychological Trait View
94. Create a fictional character and depict how this individual would become criminal, using attachment theory to explain
your rationale.
Answers will vary.
Psychological Trait View
Bloom’s: Understanding
95. Identify and discuss the four factors that social learning theorists suggest contribute to violent or aggressive behavior.
Answers will vary.
Psychological Trait View
96. Compare and contrast nature and nurture theory and the relationship each have with criminality.
Answers will vary.
Personality and Crime
Bloom’s: Understanding
97. How do cognitive theorists explain the relationship between information processing and antisocial behavior?
Answers will vary.
Personality and Crime
98. Why is the association between IQ/intelligence and crime so controversial?
Answers will vary.
99. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of primary and secondary prevention programs in regards to criminality. Is one
more effective? Explain.
100. List and describe the six measures designed to make people better problem solvers through therapeutic interventions.