ac 3.2 unit 2

Question 1

banduras social learning theory evaluation
POSITIVES

Answer 1

• showed cause and effect
• experiment and variables were controlled, allowing greater accuracy
• the study has been replicated with slight changes and similar results have been found

Question 2

banduras soacial learning theory - evaluation
NEGATIVE

Answer 2

• unscientific
• difficult to test and measure criminal attitudes
• individual differences - not everyone exposed to crime commits crime

Question 3

freuds theory of the psyche - evaluation
POSITIVES

Answer 3

• points out the importance of early socialisation and family relationships in understanding criminal behaviour
• his theories may be a little unusual but that doesnt make them wrong

Question 4

freuds theory of the psyche - evaluation
NEGATIVES

Answer 4

• critics doubt the existence of an “unconscious mind” - no way to test as is unconscious
• lack of quantative data from his case studies

Question 5

eysencks criminal personalities - evaluation
POSITIVES

Answer 5

• has shown some accuracies with experts - theory has been tested and there is some evidence to suggest that offenders will score more highly on neuroticism

Question 6

eysencks criminal personalities - evaluation
NEGATIVES

Answer 6

• sometimes personality traits are contextual