Cognition-Attribution of Blame-Gudjonnson and Bownes-Sample and Procedure

Question 0

Where were the sample collected from?

Answer 0

20 violent offenders (murder/gbh) mean age 29 years
40 sex offenders (rapists, paedophiles, sexual assault) mean age 28 years
20 property offenders (theft, burglary) mean age 29

Question 1

What was the sample of the study?

Answer 1

80 convicted offenders serving sentences

Question 2

What were the measures that Gudjonnson and Bownes used in their study?

Answer 2

Type of offence
Internal/external dimension:attribution cause of behaviour to self or to social factors and pressures
Mental elements e.g. I was depressed
Guilt

Question 3

What was used to gain information for the study?

Answer 3

Questionnaires

Question 4

What are the external and internal attributions that Gudjonnson looked at in this study?

Answer 4

External: social and environmental factors were responsible
Internal: cause of behaviour is from within the person