criminal behaviour

Question 1

Delayed reinforcers are less effective than immediate reinforcers.

True

False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Tick the factors that are most likely to be useful in generating a criminal profile.

age

gender

knowledge of the crime scene or location

motive

relationship to the victim

ethnicity

special knowledge or skills related to the method used

socio-economic background

forensic knowledge

Answer 2

knowledge of the crime scene or location
check

motive
check

relationship to the victim
check

special knowledge or skills related to the method used
check

forensic knowledge
check

Question 3

The high probability request sequence is:

a post-hoc analysis of probability data

the instructor presents easy tasks that the client consistently does on their own, quickly, before presenting the task that the client does not do

repeating your request until the probability of compliant increases

Answer 3

the instructor presents easy tasks that the client consistently does on their own, quickly, before presenting the task that the client does not do

Question 4

Schnelle et al (1978) showed that the presence of a helicopter reduced burglaries. The helicopter was likely:

an SP

a punisher

an SD

Answer 4

an SP