Criminology The Core 5th Edition by Larry J. Siegel - Test Bank Instant Download - Complete Test Bank With Answers Sample Questions Are Posted Below 1. The early research of Lombroso and his contemporaries is regarded as scientific fact. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: Development of Trait Theory LEARNING OBJECTIVES: …
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1. The early research of Lombroso and his contemporaries is regarded as scientific fact.
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2. According to sociobiology, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood will cause a well-adjusted person to commit crime.
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3. The “Twinkie defense” brought national attention to the view that biochemical conditions can influence antisocial behavior.
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4. Biosocial research has found that abnormal levels of male sex hormones, or androgens, produce aggressive behavior.
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5. Neurophysiology studies twin behavior in order to understand criminality.
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6. According to arousal theory, sensation seekers look for stimulating activities that may include aggressive, violent behavior patterns.
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7. There is a stronger link between criminal behavior and identical twins than between criminal behavior and fraternal twins.
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8. There is a significant relationship between parental and child deviance levels.
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9. Evolutionary theorists believe that human traits that produce violence and aggression have been advanced by the long process of human evolution.
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10. According to Freud’s version of psychodynamic theory, the human personality has a two-part structure: the id and the ego.
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11. Social learning theorists argue that people are not born with the ability to act violently.
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12. Psychopaths are the product of a destructive home environment.
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13. 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.
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14. Police are more likely to arrest the mentally ill, giving the illusion that they are crime-prone.
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15. Behaviorists view aggression as an inherited behavior.
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16. Both extroverts and introverts are at risk for antisocial behaviors.
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17. Errors in cognition and information processing have been used to explain the behaviors of child abusers.
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18. The research on biochemical theories focuses on twin and sibling behavior.
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19. The male hormone testosterone is linked to criminality.
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20. __________ theory reflects the view that criminality is a product of abnormal biological or psychological traits.
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21. Socio-biologists view all of the following factors as being mutually interdependent except
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22. Biological explanations of crime reemerged in the early _______ with the publication of Sociobiology by Edmond O. Wilson.
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23. Diet, hormones, and contaminants are the causes of behavior in the ________ perspective.
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24. Which of the following is not considered to contribute to a healthy diet, and thus good mental health and well-adjusted behavior patterns?
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25. Biosocial research has found that abnormal levels of male sex hormones, known as __________, do in fact produce aggressive behavior.
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26. __________, the most abundant androgen, has been linked to criminality.
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27. According to Diana Fishbin, there is an association between _________ and elevated levels of female aggression.
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28. Locations with the highest concentrations of lead also report the highest levels of
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29. What is the study of brain activity?
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30. Brain scanning techniques using electronic images suggest that which of the following statements is true?
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31. Many children with ADHD also suffer from ____and continually engage in aggressive and antisocial behavior early in childhood.
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32. Evidence exists indicating that abnormally low levels of brain chemical compounds called __________ are associated with violent behavior.
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33. According to ___________ theory, for a variety of genetic and environmental reasons, people’s brains function differently in response to environmental stimuli.
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34. If criminal fathers produce criminal sons who produce criminal grandchildren, then crime can be said to be
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35. In adoption studies, which of the following strongly predicted a child’s criminal behavior?
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36. Studies conducted on twin behavior have detected a significant relationship between the criminal activities of _____ twins.
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37. Genetic theory holds that criminality-producing traits are passed
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38. Which perspective best supports the fact that human history has been marked by war, violence, and aggression?
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39. A significant criticism of biosocial theory has been that it
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40. __________ was the forerunner of modern learning theorists who believed that people learn from one another through imitation.
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41. 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.
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42. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) developed ________ psychology, which has remained a prominent segment of psychological theory ever since.
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43. __________ theory is the branch of behavior theory most relevant to criminology.
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44. Social learning theory states that people
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45. Which of the following is not one of the three principal sources of behavior modeling?
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46. ________ theory is a psychological perspective that focuses on mental processes—how people perceive and mentally represent the world around them.
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47. What do we know about psychopaths and crime?
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48. What research finding counters criminologists who claim that only low-IQ criminals get caught?
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49. What is known about mental disorders and crime?
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50. The major premise of the evolutionary theory is that
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51. The major premise of the biochemical theory is that
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52. The major premise of the neurological theory is that
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53. The major premise of the genetic theory is that
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54. According to the evolutionary theory, over the history of the human species __________ males have had the greatest impact on the gene pool.
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| At the age of 15, Julie gave birth to twin sons. Julie was a high school dropout and did not have a job. She was not able to take proper care of the boys so she decided to give them up for adoption. Their father was convicted of armed robbery and rape. He signed over his custody rights to the state while serving a 30-year prison sentence. |
55. Which biosocial theory would promote that research should be done to see if the boys will be delinquent like their father?
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56. Which factor presented in the scenario would be the best indicator that the boys would engage in criminal behavior?
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57. 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.
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58. 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.
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59. 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?
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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. |
60. 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?
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61. Michael is now 20 years old and a court-ordered psychologist has diagnosed Michael with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a type of _________ disorder.
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62. If Michael were to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, what would be a likely symptom?
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63. 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.
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64. 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.
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65. Proponents of the _________ theory argued that intelligence is largely determined genetically and that low intelligence is linked to criminal behavior.
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66. Proponents of the _____________ theory argue that environmental stimulation from parents, relatives, and peer groups accounts for a child’s IQ level.
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67. Children with _____________________________ experience an ongoing pattern of uncooperative and hostile behavior toward authority figures.
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68. _______ is a severe disorder marked by hearing nonexistent voices, seeing hallucinations, and exhibiting inappropriate responses.
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69. Programs that seek to treat personal problems before they manifest themselves as crimes are referred to as ___________________.
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70. ___________ twins are fraternal twins who only have half of their genes in common and thus share fewer commonalities when it comes to criminal behavior.
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71. According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the primitive part of people’s mental makeup and represents unconscious biological drives.
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72. The _____________ is the part of the personality that helps the individual keep his or her actions within the boundaries of social convention.
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73. The ________________ is the reasonably stable patterns of behavior that distinguish one person from another.
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74. ______________ is the view that human behavior is motivated by inborn biological urges to survive and preserve the species.
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75. Discuss the basic assumptions of contemporary trait theorists. Explain why trait theorists have gained recent prominence.
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76. Discuss the relationship between hormonal changes and mood and behavior.
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77. Explain how chemical compounds called neurotransmitters are associated with aggression and other antisocial behaviors.
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78. Discuss what research indicates about parental deviance, twin behavior, and adoption studies.
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79. Explain the links between evolution, gender, and crime.
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80. Discuss attachment theory and how failure to develop proper attachment is associated with crime.
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81. Identify and discuss the four factors that social learning theorists suggest contribute to violent or aggressive behavior.
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82. How do cognitive theorists explain the relationship between information processing and antisocial behavior?
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83. Why is the association between IQ/intelligence and crime so controversial?
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84. 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?
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