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Name the 5 types of crime

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.violent
.acquisitive
.sexual
.drug related
.antisocial

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What is the definition of crime?

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The act of going against the law

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How do we measure crime

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Self report- which is not always reliable
Statistics-however not all is reported

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What do we use punishment for?

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To reduce anti social behaviour

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What are the three examples of punishment?

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.prisons
.fines
.community service

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What is rehabilitation used for?

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To promote pro social behaviour

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What are the two ways of rehabilitation

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.restorative justice
.positive role model

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What does the social learning theory state?

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That criminal behaviour is learnt through the observation and imitation of role models

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What are the stages of the SLT?

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.role model
.identification
.observation
.vicarious reinforcement
.immitation
.direct reinforcement
.internalisation

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What are the criticisms of the SLT?

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.ignores the role of nature
.doesn’t explain where it begins
.if it was correct we would have been able to reduce crimes

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What does Eysenck theory state ?

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Criminal behaviour is from our inherited genetics

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What is the traits of extraversion?

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Being lively, sociable and sensation seeking

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What is the neuropsychology of extraversion and how does it lead to criminal behaviour?

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High level of arousal in the cerebral cortex.
This leads to needing more stimuli from the environment ,leading to anti social behaviour

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What are the traits of Neuroticism?

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Anxious and react strongly to asserve stimuli

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What is the neuropsychology of neuroticism and how does it lead to criminal behaviour?

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Over aroused ANS affecting their limbic system causing unstable behaviour

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What are the traits of psychoticism?

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Aggressive, impulsive and ego centric

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What is the the neuropsychology of psychoticism and how does it lead to criminal behaviour?

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Over aroused dopamine system and excess dopaminergic neurons which lead to aggressive behaviour

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What are the criticism of the PEN theory?

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.too deterministic -ignores free will
.doesn’t inform why criminal acts are committed
.unlikely for people who do different crimes to have the same personality

19
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What was heavens study aim?

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To test the correlation between Eysenck personality traits and delinquency

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What was the sample used for heavens study?

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282 teenagers from catholic schools in Australia

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What was the research method of heavens study ?

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Questionnaire and longitudinal study

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What was the procedure for heavens study ?

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Participants completed a questionnaire to measure psychoticism , extraversion and self esteem .Then used self report to measure delinquency.Then did the same thing two years later

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What was the conclusions of heavens study?

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There was a correlation between psychoticism and delinquency

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What was the criticism to heavens study ?

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.sample was culturally bias
.they used self report so there could have been social desirability

25
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What was the aim of cooper and mackies study ?

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To see if aggressive video games would lead to aggressive behaviour

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What was the sample used in cooper and mackies study ?

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84 children (9-11) in New Jersey USA

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What was the research method used in cooper and mackies study ?

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Lab experiment,independent measures designs

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What was the procedure for cooper and mackies study ?

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1)Two groups played or observed either missile command or Pac-Man or maze game (control)
2)playroom and observed which toy each child would play with (aggressive ,active ,quiet,skill)
3)asked questions about reward/punishment using buzzer

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What are the findings of copper and mackies study?

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Playing or watching an aggressive video game had and Impact on girls but not on boys

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What are the criticisms of cooper and mackies study?

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.sample was culturally biased
.lacks ecological validity

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