Exam 3: Learning and Environment Psychology of Criminal Behaviour

Freud and other psychoanalysts believe that pleasure-seeking and destructive impulses originate in what part of an individual's personality?

How does Sutherland propose that criminal behaviour develops?

Briefly outline the three general perspectives on crime within theories of learning and environment-psychodynamic,learning,and social learning perspectives.

It can be said that family discord in general (e.g.lack of parental supervision) is associated with delinquent behavior.

Andrews and Bonta's Personal,Interpersonal and Community Reinforcement Theory of crime (PIC-R) emphasizes that criminal behaviour is determined by:

If we reason that more people don't violate the law because of social controls or the bonds that individuals have to society,we are ascribing to which theory?

Learning theories of crime assume that there is no natural,or inherent,impulse to act antisocially.

Jeffrey's (1965) differential reinforcement theory states that whether someone commits crime depends on whether:

In terms of punishment,the stronger the consequence,the more effective it will be.

In Hirschi's social control theory,the explanation that one does not commit crime because one doesn't want to jeopardize valued relationships is called the "attachment bond".

Which part of the personality structure represents the internalization of group standards and acts as a moral regulator?

Sutherland's differential association theory postulates that four factors of association strongly impact the likelihood of being involved in antisocial behaviour.The four factors are:

In the treatment of sex offenders,a common approach is to expose the person to an unpleasant stimulus while experiencing sexual arousal,the goal being to create an aversion to the source of the arousal.This treatment is called:

Summarize the methodology and findings of the Gluecks' research on juvenile delinquency.

What is the basic premise of Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation?

Problems with "conditionability",as described in Eysenck's learning theory of crime,are generally more pronounced in people with antisocial inclinations.

Operant conditioning posits that criminal behaviour emerges and is maintained by its environmental consequences.

Psychoanalysts have proposed three main sources of criminal behaviour: harsh,weak,and deviant superegos.Describe each of these superegos,as well as the characteristics of an offender who possesses each superego.

According to the psychodynamic perspective,crime generally occurs when these (often unconscious) impulses are not adequately controlled.Explain.

Psychoanalysts have proposed three main sources of criminal behavior all relating to inadequate: