Week 9 (violent crime & homicide)

Question 1

human agression

Answer 1

aggression is the basis of violent crime, and it is instrumental for survival.

Question 2

aggression

Answer 2

behavior with intent of harm

Question 3

violence

Answer 3

distructive physical aggression

Question 4

what is violence?

Answer 4

a behavioral manifestation of aggression

Question 5

hostile vs instrumental aggression

Answer 5

hostile: goal is to make victim suffer
instrumental: no anger, usually finaincial gain

Question 6

psychodynamic viewpoint of aggression

Answer 6

humans build pressure (anger), and must dispel it through catharsis.

Question 7

ethological viewpoint of aggression

Answer 7

anger is evolutionary and neccecary, origionally used to defent teritory.

Question 8

frustration-aggression hypothesis on anger

Answer 8

frustration happens before anger

Question 9

cognitive-neoassociation-model

Answer 9

1) person blocked from goal
2) frustration happens, leading to anger
3) anger makes person become aggressive

Question 10

Excitation transfer theory

Answer 10

psychological arousal dissipates slowly over time, arousal can be transfered to later events in the day

Question 11

culpable homicide

Answer 11

murder, manslaughter or infanticide

Question 12

murder

Answer 12

intent to kill or cause lethal bodily harm

Question 13

first degree murder

Answer 13

plannerd, or against a peace officer

Question 14

second degree

Answer 14

any other murder

Question 15

neonaticide

Answer 15

newborn killed within 24 hours of birth

Question 16

what is serial murder

Answer 16

2+ people in seperate events, premeditated, cooling off period,

Question 17

what is mass murder

Answer 17

4+ people, no cooling off

Question 18

what is spree murder

Answer 18

3+ people over several days no cooling off