2.2 individualistic Flashcards
What’re the subtopics?
social learning, psychodynamic, phsychological
Who’re the 2 social learning theorists?
Bandura, Sutherland
what does bandura say about criminality
we learn personalities and behaviours by whats exposed to us in childhood
what does bandura say about criminality
we learn personalities and behaviours by whats exposed to us in childhood
What was banduras experiment
Bobo doll-
-3 groups of children
-1 group- aggressive model
-1 group- nonaggressive
-1 group- control
what was banduras conclusion
children exposed to aggressive behaviour more likely to treat bobo doll aggressively
2 bandura strengths
-proves we learn from experience
-shows importance of role models
2 bandura limitations
-not all observed behaviour easily imitated
-ignores free will
Who backs up banduras theory
sutherland
What does sutherland say about criminality
criminal behaviour learned from differential associations. If child given more reward than discipline for crim behaviour more likely to replicate in adult life and reoffend
Who are the psychodynamic theorists
Freud, Bolby
What is Freuds theory
best way to understand behaviour= study early childhood experiences
What does freud say about the mind
much is unconscious and controlls our behaviour
What are 3 unconcious states of mind according to freud
Id, Ego, Superego
What is Id
controls selfish urges such as basic needs
what is superego
controls morals and what we know as right and wrong
What is ego
our rational and practical mind
what is healthy mind according to freud
a balance of id ego and superego
What does freud say antisocial behaviour caused by
abnormal relationship with parents
What does happens if id ego and superego imbalance goes unresolved in childhood
can lead to weak, overharsh or deviant superego
what does weak superego do
less guilt, more likely to act on id urges
what does harsh superego do
craves punishment to release guilt
what does deviant superego do
socialised into deviant morals
2 freud strengths
-points to importance of early socialisation
-some influence on policies
2 freud limitations
-critics doubt unconcious mind existence
-unscientific, subjective
