psychological explanations of offending - cognitive Flashcards
What is hostile attribution bias
When an individual has a leaning towards the worst intentions
What is an example of hostile attribution bias
2 people laughing they’ll think it’s at him
What is magnification
Consequences of a situation are over estimated
What is minimalisation
Consequences of a situation are under estimated
What is an example of minimalisation
Burglar steals from the rich thinking they won’t miss any of it
What’s an example of magnification
Student gets teased thinks everyone hates him shoots up the school as revenge
What study did Schonebery and aiste do
showed emotional faces to 55 violent offenders in prison
What were Schonebery and aiste’s findings
Offenders were more likely to interpret anger as aggression, also to miss interpret nonverbal behaviour
What was shown to be helpful in rehabilitating offenders
CBT
What was kholbergs theory of moral reasoning’s 3 levels
- preconventional
- conventional
- postconventional
What is each of kholbergs 3 levels divided into
subdivided into 2 stages
Why do people progress through kholbergs 3 levels
a consequence of biological maturity and learning from others
What did a longitudinal study find on kholbergs study of moral reasoning
only 10% of adults meet post conventional level
What is the most common level of moral reasoning
conventional level
What type of people are likely to be at the preconventional level
criminals
