Question 1

According to Groth's rapist typology,which type of rapist has the intention to assert dominance and control over the victim?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) vindictive 
C) power 
D) sadistic 
E) opportunistic 
A) anger 
B) vindictive 
C) power 
D) sadistic 
E) opportunistic

Question 2

In their integrated model of sexual aggression,Marshall and Barbaree (1990)proposed that sexually aggressive behaviours result from a combination of all of the following factors except:

Accepted Answer

A) Childhood experiences 
B) Biological factors 
C) Cognitions and attitudes 
D) Sociocultural influences 
E) Situational events 
A) Childhood experiences 
B) Biological factors 
C) Cognitions and attitudes 
D) Sociocultural influences 
E) Situational events

Question 3

In a study by Olver,Stockdale,and Wormith (2011),treatment attrition in sexual offenders is related to all of the following variables except:

Accepted Answer

A) Denial 
B) Negative treatment attitudes 
C) Number of prior offences 
D) Level of motivation 
E) Affective disorders 
A) Denial 
B) Negative treatment attitudes 
C) Number of prior offences 
D) Level of motivation 
E) Affective disorders

Question 4

Which of the following is not typically a target in the treatment of sexual offenders?

Accepted Answer

A) substance-abuse problems 
B) cognitive distortions 
C) socioeconomic status 
D) victim empathy 
E) minimizations 
A) substance-abuse problems 
B) cognitive distortions 
C) socioeconomic status 
D) victim empathy 
E) minimizations

Question 5

Research by Nunes et al.(2007)has demonstrated that _____________ is related to increased sexual recidivism in low-risk sexual offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) substance-abuse problems 
B) cognitive distortions 
C) denial 
D) victim empathy 
E) minimizations 
A) substance-abuse problems 
B) cognitive distortions 
C) denial 
D) victim empathy 
E) minimizations

Question 6

Which of the following is not a myth associated with sexual assault?

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual assault is most often committed by someone you know. 
B) Sexual assault is not a common problem. 
C) Women who are sexually assaulted are "asking for it" by the way they dress or act. 
D) Women lie about sexual assault. 
E) Avoid being alone in dark or deserted places as this will protect you from being sexually assaulted. 
A) Sexual assault is most often committed by someone you know. 
B) Sexual assault is not a common problem. 
C) Women who are sexually assaulted are "asking for it" by the way they dress or act. 
D) Women lie about sexual assault. 
E) Avoid being alone in dark or deserted places as this will protect you from being sexually assaulted.

Question 7

Evolutionary theories of sexual offending focus on:

Accepted Answer

A) the offender's ability to overcome a child's resistance 
B) the offender's level of maturity 
C) how sexual offending may be a way of enhancing reproductive success 
D) childhood experiences 
E) emotional dysregulation 
A) the offender's ability to overcome a child's resistance 
B) the offender's level of maturity 
C) how sexual offending may be a way of enhancing reproductive success 
D) childhood experiences 
E) emotional dysregulation

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of Finkelhor's (1984)preconditions of sexual offending?

Accepted Answer

A) Motivation to sexually abuse 
B) Emotional and sexual arousal 
C) Lack of internal inhibitions 
D) Lack of external inhibitions 
E) Overcoming the child's resistance 
A) Motivation to sexually abuse 
B) Emotional and sexual arousal 
C) Lack of internal inhibitions 
D) Lack of external inhibitions 
E) Overcoming the child's resistance

Question 9

According to the Revised Rapist Typology (MTC:R3),which type of rapist is primarily motivated by sexual preoccupation or sexual fantasies?

Accepted Answer

A) Pervasively angry 
B) Sadistic 
C) Vindictive 
D) Sexual 
E) Opportunistic 
A) Pervasively angry 
B) Sadistic 
C) Vindictive 
D) Sexual 
E) Opportunistic

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the features of regressed child molesters?

Accepted Answer

A) Their sexual interest in children begins in adulthood. 
B) Their offences are planned. 
C) Male children are their primary targets. 
D) They are emotionally immature. 
E) They often feel no remorse over their behaviour. 
A) Their sexual interest in children begins in adulthood. 
B) Their offences are planned. 
C) Male children are their primary targets. 
D) They are emotionally immature. 
E) They often feel no remorse over their behaviour.

Question 11

Which of the following is/are common consequence(s)of rape?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual problems 
B) anxiety 
C) depression 
D) self-blame 
E) all of the above 
A) sexual problems 
B) anxiety 
C) depression 
D) self-blame 
E) all of the above

Question 12

In general,research on the outcomes of resisting sexual attacks has found that:

Accepted Answer

A) Forceful resistance strategies (verbal or physical)increase the likelihood of rape completion. 
B) Women who resist rape in any way are more likely to suffer injuries relative to women who don't resist. 
C) Non-forceful resistance strategies (pleading,crying,reasoning with the offender)increase the likelihood of rape completion. 
D) There is no association between victim resistance and the likelihood of rape completion. 
E) Women who resisted rapes when the offender had a weapon suffered less physical injuries. 
A) Forceful resistance strategies (verbal or physical)increase the likelihood of rape completion. 
B) Women who resist rape in any way are more likely to suffer injuries relative to women who don't resist. 
C) Non-forceful resistance strategies (pleading,crying,reasoning with the offender)increase the likelihood of rape completion. 
D) There is no association between victim resistance and the likelihood of rape completion. 
E) Women who resisted rapes when the offender had a weapon suffered less physical injuries.

Question 13

Frederick was engaging in a break and enter to steal valuables,but encountered an attractive female occupant and decided to rape her.According to the Revised Rapist Typology (MTC:R3),which type of rapist would Frederick be classified as?

Accepted Answer

A) Pervasively angry 
B) Sadistic 
C) Vindictive 
D) Sexual 
E) Opportunistic 
A) Pervasively angry 
B) Sadistic 
C) Vindictive 
D) Sexual 
E) Opportunistic

Question 14

According to Groth's rapist typology,which type of rapist obtains sexual gratification by hurting the victim?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) vindictive 
C) power 
D) sadistic 
E) opportunistic 
A) anger 
B) vindictive 
C) power 
D) sadistic 
E) opportunistic

Question 15

Which of the following is not true regarding sexual offence statistics?

Accepted Answer

A) In 2011 the rate of sex offences per 100 000 population was 50 000. 
B) Official statistics do not provide an accurate estimate of the true incidence of sex offences. 
C) Children and youth have high victimization rates. 
D) The majority of victims do not report sexual offences to the police. 
E) none of the above 
A) In 2011 the rate of sex offences per 100 000 population was 50 000. 
B) Official statistics do not provide an accurate estimate of the true incidence of sex offences. 
C) Children and youth have high victimization rates. 
D) The majority of victims do not report sexual offences to the police. 
E) none of the above

Question 16

Which of the following social skills have been found to be lacking in sexual offenders?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-confidence 
B) Capacity for intimacy 
C) Assertiveness 
D) Dealing with anger 
E) All of the above are social skills that are lacking. 
A) Self-confidence 
B) Capacity for intimacy 
C) Assertiveness 
D) Dealing with anger 
E) All of the above are social skills that are lacking.

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the features of the fixated child molester?

Accepted Answer

A) Their sexual interest in children begins in adolescence and is persistent. 
B) Their offences are planned. 
C) Male children are their primary targets. 
D) They are emotionally immature. 
E) They usually have a history of alcohol or drug abuse. 
A) Their sexual interest in children begins in adolescence and is persistent. 
B) Their offences are planned. 
C) Male children are their primary targets. 
D) They are emotionally immature. 
E) They usually have a history of alcohol or drug abuse.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is an example of a cognitive distortion exhibited by a sexual offender?

Accepted Answer

A) Having sex with a child in a loving relationship is a good way to teach a child about sex. 
B) I was drunk and I didn't know what I was doing. 
C) The victim wanted to have sex with me. 
D) The victim didn't really suffer so it wasn't wrong. 
E) The victim didn't explicitly ever tell me "no". 
A) Having sex with a child in a loving relationship is a good way to teach a child about sex. 
B) I was drunk and I didn't know what I was doing. 
C) The victim wanted to have sex with me. 
D) The victim didn't really suffer so it wasn't wrong. 
E) The victim didn't explicitly ever tell me "no".

Question 19

According to Groth's rapist typology,which type of rapist is not motivated primarily by sexual gratification?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) vindictive 
C) power 
D) sadistic 
E) both a and c 
A) anger 
B) vindictive 
C) power 
D) sadistic 
E) both a and c

Question 20

Which type of child molester is most likely to use persuasion or entrapment to make a child feel obligated to participate in sexual acts?

Accepted Answer

A) Immature rapist 
B) Regressed child molester 
C) Fixated child molester 
D) Sex-pressure molesters 
E) Sex-force molesters 
A) Immature rapist 
B) Regressed child molester 
C) Fixated child molester 
D) Sex-pressure molesters 
E) Sex-force molesters

Exam 14: A: Sexual Offenders

According to Groth's rapist typology,which type of rapist has the intention to assert dominance and control over the victim?

In their integrated model of sexual aggression,Marshall and Barbaree (1990)proposed that sexually aggressive behaviours result from a combination of all of the following factors except:

In a study by Olver,Stockdale,and Wormith (2011),treatment attrition in sexual offenders is related to all of the following variables except:

Which of the following is not typically a target in the treatment of sexual offenders?

Research by Nunes et al.(2007)has demonstrated that _____________ is related to increased sexual recidivism in low-risk sexual offenders.

Which of the following is not a myth associated with sexual assault?

Evolutionary theories of sexual offending focus on:

Which of the following is not one of Finkelhor's (1984)preconditions of sexual offending?

According to the Revised Rapist Typology (MTC:R3),which type of rapist is primarily motivated by sexual preoccupation or sexual fantasies?

Which of the following is one of the features of regressed child molesters?

Which of the following is/are common consequence(s)of rape?

In general,research on the outcomes of resisting sexual attacks has found that:

Frederick was engaging in a break and enter to steal valuables,but encountered an attractive female occupant and decided to rape her.According to the Revised Rapist Typology (MTC:R3),which type of rapist would Frederick be classified as?

According to Groth's rapist typology,which type of rapist obtains sexual gratification by hurting the victim?

Which of the following is not true regarding sexual offence statistics?

Which of the following social skills have been found to be lacking in sexual offenders?

Which of the following is not one of the features of the fixated child molester?

Which of the following statements is an example of a cognitive distortion exhibited by a sexual offender?

According to Groth's rapist typology,which type of rapist is not motivated primarily by sexual gratification?

Which type of child molester is most likely to use persuasion or entrapment to make a child feel obligated to participate in sexual acts?

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