Cognition-PICTS-Palmer and Hollin-Results

Question 0

How were these groups characterised?

Answer 0

Group 1: a group whose thinking was characterised by a need to control
Group 2: a group whose thinking was characterised by an inability or refusal to accept responsibility for their actions

Question 1

After the study was completed, Palmer and Hollin discovered young offenders fell into how many groups?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

What was the correlation between number of convictions and scores on the PICTS?

Answer 2

There was no correlation (could be argued that there was less variation in the crimes committed compared to the adult offenders)

Question 3

What did Palmer and Hollin discover about the scales they used in their study?

Answer 3

That the scales appear to be less reliable for young offenders