Module 1 - Chapter 3- Serial Homicide Flashcards
1
Q
- The following was/were believed to be able to detect criminal predisposition
by examining bumps and abnormalities on the surface of the skull.
a. sociologists
b. phrenologists
c. criminologists
d. neurobiologists
A
b. phrenologists
2
Q
- The role of _____ in violent crime is of growing importance in understanding the dynamics of the interactions among the forces of biology, psychological factors, and our environment.
a. neurobiology
b. sociology
c. podiatry
d. psychology
A
a. neurobiology
3
Q
- What is the hormone that inhibits the secretion of stomach acid, stimulates smooth muscle, and acts as a neurotransmitter in brain functioning.
a. CSF 5-hiaa
b. lithium
c. Haldol
d. serotonin
A
d. serotonin
4
Q
- In their studies of homicide offenders, Virkkunen, et al., and Linnoila, et al., found that:
a. The non-impulsive group reported higher levels of dopamine.
b. The impulsive group reported lower levels of dopamine.
c. The impulsive group reported lower levels of serotonin.
d. The non-impulsive group reported lower levels of serotonin.
A
c. The impulsive group reported lower levels of serotonin.
5
Q
- What did Reiss and Roth find?
a. inhibited children are less prone to violence and aggression
b. inhibited children are more prone to victimization
c. uninhibited children are more prone to victimization
d. uninhibited children are less prone to violence and aggression
A
a. inhibited children are less prone to violence and aggression
6
Q
- According to Eysenck, what is the foundation for criminality?
a. the over-reactive RAS
b. interactions of environmental conditions and inherited personality traits
c. financial gain
d. instrumental conditioning
A
b. interactions of environmental conditions and inherited personality traits
7
Q
- This killer had subpar intelligence, suffered from kryptopyroluria, suffered multiple head traumas, was raised in a dysfunctional family, experienced sexual and physical abuse, had homosexual experiences at age 11, had sex with animals, and went on as an adult to kill female prostitutes. He sometimes returned to the crime scenes days later to mutilate the corpses and take trophies.
a. Ed Gein
b. Juan Cordoba
c. Joseph Kallinger
d. Arthur Shawcross
A
d. Arthur Shawcross
8
Q
- According to Eysenck, who is more likely to be involved in antisocial behavior?
a. extroverts
b. subverts
c. introverts
d. perverts
A
a. extroverts
9
Q
- In her study of psychopathology and mass murder, Souza found that most of these have a history of mental illness.
a. mass murderers
b. serial killers
c. murderers
d. criminals
A
a. mass murderers
10
Q
- Which can best be attributed to the term “insanity?”
a. A diagnosis of insanity automatically follows a diagnosis of psychosis.
b. Insanity is a legal term and judicial determination.
c. A diagnosis of insanity is a psychiatric decision.
d. A diagnosis of insanity is ultimately determined by trained psychologists.
A
b. Insanity is a legal term and judicial determination.
11
Q
- What is the essential inquiry involved when the M’Naughten Rule is applied?
a. Was the act the result or the product of a mental defect?
b. Was the person able to distinguish between right and wrong at the time of the offense?
c. Was the act the result of an “irresistible impulse?”
d. Was the act the result of an addiction?
A
b. Was the person able to distinguish between right and wrong at the time of the offense?
12
Q
- What percentage of all criminal cases uses the insanity defense?
a. 10 percent
b. about half
c. nearly 27 percent
d. less than 1 percent
A
d. less than 1 percent
13
Q
- In _____, the Supreme Court ruled that insanity may continue after the criminal act, and therefore the offender could be placed in a psychiatric facility until such time when he or she is determined to have recovered from his or her afflictions.
a. United States v. Brawner
b. Durham v. United States
c. Jones v. United States
d. Vitek v. Jones
A
c. Jones v. United States
14
Q
- The Brawner Rule intends to exclude _____ from using the insanity defense.
a. defendants under the influence of alcohol at the time of the offense
b. defendants with antisocial personality disorders
c. defendants under the influence of drugs at the time of the offense
d. defendants who refuse to undergo psychiatric evaluation
A
b. defendants with antisocial personality disorders
15
Q
- Formerly known as multiple personality disorder, this is the most widely known dissociative disorder.
a. dissociative identity disorder
b. dissociative fugue
c. depersonalization disorder
d. psychopathy
A
a. dissociative identity disorder
