Question 1

Individuals with a readily aroused ______ are easily socialized.

Accepted Answer

A) ANS 
B) EEG 
C) PCL-R 
D) RAS 
A) ANS 
B) EEG 
C) PCL-R 
D) RAS

Question 2

The most widely used measure of psychopathy is the______.

Accepted Answer

A) APA 
B) DSM-IV 
C) LSI-R 
D) PCL-R 
A) APA 
B) DSM-IV 
C) LSI-R 
D) PCL-R

Question 3

Present-day psychological theories of crime wholly reject the belief that sociological factors have any influence on human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which branch of the ANS is most associated with the flight/fight reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) parasympathetic system 
B) sympathetic system 
C) reticular activating system 
D) classical conditioning system 
A) parasympathetic system 
B) sympathetic system 
C) reticular activating system 
D) classical conditioning system

Question 5

List three examples of criminal thinking errors.

Accepted Answer

cutoff, entitlement,

Question 6

Mood (happy/sad), sociability (introverted/extraverted), and reactivity (calm/excitable) are components indicative of a person's

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence quotient 
B) intellectual imbalance 
C) negative emotionality 
D) temperament 
A) intelligence quotient 
B) intellectual imbalance 
C) negative emotionality 
D) temperament

Question 7

______ is a personality trait that refers to the tendency to experience many situations as aversive, and react to them with irritation and anger.

Accepted Answer

A) negative emotionality 
B) conscientiousness 
C) sensation seeking 
D) impulsiveness 
A) negative emotionality 
B) conscientiousness 
C) sensation seeking 
D) impulsiveness

Question 8

Impulsiveness is a trait that has commonly been linked to criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Identify the three perceived parental environments.

Accepted Answer

overprotec

Question 10

The National Academy of Sciences and the American Psychological Association's Task Force have concluded that ______ are not biased against any group.

Accepted Answer

A) mental tests 
B) IQ tests 
C) learning tests 
D) age tests 
A) mental tests 
B) IQ tests 
C) learning tests 
D) age tests

Question 11

The aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully [and] think rationally is part of the person's______.

Accepted Answer

A) altruism 
B) intelligence 
C) personality 
D) temperament 
A) altruism 
B) intelligence 
C) personality 
D) temperament

Question 12

Individuals with a readily aroused ANS are difficult to socialize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People who are chronically under aroused have the lowest level of risk for criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

It is possible that under the same environmental conditions, some people can be under aroused, while others will be over aroused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The social push hypothesis refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Antisocial behavior in the absence of psychosocial risk factors is most likely biologically based. 
B) Those unable to tie social emotions with cognition are likely to be egocentric and deceitful. 
C) Criminal behavior is part of a general pattern of life characterized by irresponsibility. 
D) The relationship between IQ and crime works via poor school performance. 
A) Antisocial behavior in the absence of psychosocial risk factors is most likely biologically based. 
B) Those unable to tie social emotions with cognition are likely to be egocentric and deceitful. 
C) Criminal behavior is part of a general pattern of life characterized by irresponsibility. 
D) The relationship between IQ and crime works via poor school performance.

Question 16

______ have a tendency to follow an impulsive and risky lifestyle and to have a number of antisocial personality traits, be more promiscuous, and to have a below-average IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) married fathers 
B) unmarried mothers 
C) unmarried fathers 
D) married mothers 
A) married fathers 
B) unmarried mothers 
C) unmarried fathers 
D) married mothers

Question 17

The most important evidence of genetic effects on IQ is the so-called Flynn effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is intellectual imbalance?

Accepted Answer

The tendency for off

Question 19

The ______ carries out the basic housekeeping functions of the body by funneling messages from the environment to the various internal organs so that they may keep the organism in a state of biological balance.

Accepted Answer

A) ANS 
B) EEG 
C) PCL-R 
D) RAS 
A) ANS 
B) EEG 
C) PCL-R 
D) RAS

Question 20

Reducers are easily bored with levels of stimulation that are just right for most of us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Individuals with a readily aroused ______ are easily socialized.

The most widely used measure of psychopathy is the______.

Present-day psychological theories of crime wholly reject the belief that sociological factors have any influence on human behavior.

Which branch of the ANS is most associated with the flight/fight reaction?

List three examples of criminal thinking errors.

Mood (happy/sad), sociability (introverted/extraverted), and reactivity (calm/excitable) are components indicative of a person's

______ is a personality trait that refers to the tendency to experience many situations as aversive, and react to them with irritation and anger.

Impulsiveness is a trait that has commonly been linked to criminal behavior.

Identify the three perceived parental environments.

The National Academy of Sciences and the American Psychological Association's Task Force have concluded that ______ are not biased against any group.

The aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully [and] think rationally is part of the person's______.

Individuals with a readily aroused ANS are difficult to socialize.

People who are chronically under aroused have the lowest level of risk for criminal activity.

It is possible that under the same environmental conditions, some people can be under aroused, while others will be over aroused.

The social push hypothesis refers to which of the following?

______ have a tendency to follow an impulsive and risky lifestyle and to have a number of antisocial personality traits, be more promiscuous, and to have a below-average IQ.

The most important evidence of genetic effects on IQ is the so-called Flynn effect.

What is intellectual imbalance?

The ______ carries out the basic housekeeping functions of the body by funneling messages from the environment to the various internal organs so that they may keep the organism in a state of biological balance.

Reducers are easily bored with levels of stimulation that are just right for most of us.

An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

Public Order Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

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Exam 9: Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Individuals with a readily aroused ______ are easily socialized.

The most widely used measure of psychopathy is the______.

Present-day psychological theories of crime wholly reject the belief that sociological factors have any influence on human behavior.

Which branch of the ANS is most associated with the flight/fight reaction?

List three examples of criminal thinking errors.

Mood (happy/sad), sociability (introverted/extraverted), and reactivity (calm/excitable) are components indicative of a person's

______ is a personality trait that refers to the tendency to experience many situations as aversive, and react to them with irritation and anger.

Impulsiveness is a trait that has commonly been linked to criminal behavior.

Identify the three perceived parental environments.

The National Academy of Sciences and the American Psychological Association's Task Force have concluded that ______ are not biased against any group.

The aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully [and] think rationally is part of the person's______.

Individuals with a readily aroused ANS are difficult to socialize.

People who are chronically under aroused have the lowest level of risk for criminal activity.

It is possible that under the same environmental conditions, some people can be under aroused, while others will be over aroused.

The social push hypothesis refers to which of the following?

______ have a tendency to follow an impulsive and risky lifestyle and to have a number of antisocial personality traits, be more promiscuous, and to have a below-average IQ.

The most important evidence of genetic effects on IQ is the so-called Flynn effect.

What is intellectual imbalance?

The ______ carries out the basic housekeeping functions of the body by funneling messages from the environment to the various internal organs so that they may keep the organism in a state of biological balance.

Reducers are easily bored with levels of stimulation that are just right for most of us.

An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

Public Order Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Filters