Criminal Behavior: A Psychological
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Approach 11th Edition Test Bank
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, CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIO c c
N TO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
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Multiple Choice
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1. Criminalcbehaviorciscbestcdefinedcas:
a) antisocialcbehavior.
b) deviantcbehaviorc
behavior.
c) ancintentionalcactcincviolationcofcaccriminalccode.
d) behaviorcthatcimpedesctheccriminalcprocess.
e) forbiddencbehavior.c
Answer:cc
2. Psychologicalccriminologycfocusesconchowcindividualccriminalcbehaviorcis:
a) acquired.
b) evoked.
c) maintained.
d) acandccconly.
e) allcofcthecabove.
Answer:ce
3. Thecnarrowcrangecofcoffensescthatcdocnotcrequireccriminalcintentcareccalled:
a) non-indexccrimes.
b) unintentionalcoffenses.
c) PartcIIccrimes.
d) statuscoffenses.
e) strictcliabilitycoffenses.c
Answer:ca
4. Whichcofcthecfollowingciscleastcconsistentcwithcthecdevelopmentalcapproachcincthecstudycofccr
ime?
a) Searchingcforcfactorscthatcplacecacchildcatcriskcofcengagingcincseriouscdelinquency
b) Identifyingcthecagecofconsetcofcantisocialcbehavior
c) Searchingcforcprotectivecfactorscincacchild’sclife
d) Obtainingcacchild’scIQcscorecaschecorcshecenterscadolescence
e) Examiningcacchild’scpre-
schoolcexperiences.cAnswer:cd
5. Accordingctocthecauthor,courcinabilityctocpreventccrimecisclargelycduecto:
a) acdecliningcinterestcincthecfieldcofccriminology.
b) thecdifficultycincdefiningcthectermc―crime‖.
, c) theccomplexitycofcthecissue.
d) thecpaucitycofcexpertscstudyingccrime.
e) theclackcofcfundingcavailablecforcresearch.c
Answer:cc
6. Thecbeliefcthatcmostcpeoplecdeservecthecmisfortunecthatchappensctocthemciscknowncascthe:
a) fairnesscdoctrine.
b) equalcjusticecdoctrine.
c) rationalizingcattitudes.
d) just-worldchypothesis.
e) self-
fulfillingcprophecy.cAnswer:cd
7. Whichconecofcthecfollowingcwouldcpsychologicalccriminologycbecmostcconcernedcwith?
a) Demographiccfeaturescofcoffenderscwhocparticipatecincburglary.
b) Howcviolentcindividualsclearnctheircaggressivecbehavior.
c) Thecgendercofcmurdercvictims.
d) Thectimecofcdaycwhencburglarycmostcoftencoccurs.
e) Thecunequalcpowercdistributioncbetweencvariouscmemberscofcsociety.c
Answer:cb
8. 3.cSeriousccriminalcoffendersc oftencpresentcwith cognitions.
a) contracted
b) distorted
c) dominant
d) erotic
e) subversivec
Answer:cb
9. c isctocpositivistctheorycas isctocclassicalctheory.
a) Determinism;cfreecwill
b) Jurisprudence;cbehavior
c) Cognition;cbiology
d) Biology;cenvironment
e) Predictability;cpreventionc
Answer:ca
10. The perspectiveconccrimecisccloselyclinkedcwithcthechumanisticcperspective.
a) conformity
b) strain
c) socialclearning
d) socialccontrol
e) nonconformistc
Answer:ca
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Approach 11th Edition Test Bank
c c c c
,
, CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIO c c
N TO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
c c c
Multiple Choice
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1. Criminalcbehaviorciscbestcdefinedcas:
a) antisocialcbehavior.
b) deviantcbehaviorc
behavior.
c) ancintentionalcactcincviolationcofcaccriminalccode.
d) behaviorcthatcimpedesctheccriminalcprocess.
e) forbiddencbehavior.c
Answer:cc
2. Psychologicalccriminologycfocusesconchowcindividualccriminalcbehaviorcis:
a) acquired.
b) evoked.
c) maintained.
d) acandccconly.
e) allcofcthecabove.
Answer:ce
3. Thecnarrowcrangecofcoffensescthatcdocnotcrequireccriminalcintentcareccalled:
a) non-indexccrimes.
b) unintentionalcoffenses.
c) PartcIIccrimes.
d) statuscoffenses.
e) strictcliabilitycoffenses.c
Answer:ca
4. Whichcofcthecfollowingciscleastcconsistentcwithcthecdevelopmentalcapproachcincthecstudycofccr
ime?
a) Searchingcforcfactorscthatcplacecacchildcatcriskcofcengagingcincseriouscdelinquency
b) Identifyingcthecagecofconsetcofcantisocialcbehavior
c) Searchingcforcprotectivecfactorscincacchild’sclife
d) Obtainingcacchild’scIQcscorecaschecorcshecenterscadolescence
e) Examiningcacchild’scpre-
schoolcexperiences.cAnswer:cd
5. Accordingctocthecauthor,courcinabilityctocpreventccrimecisclargelycduecto:
a) acdecliningcinterestcincthecfieldcofccriminology.
b) thecdifficultycincdefiningcthectermc―crime‖.
, c) theccomplexitycofcthecissue.
d) thecpaucitycofcexpertscstudyingccrime.
e) theclackcofcfundingcavailablecforcresearch.c
Answer:cc
6. Thecbeliefcthatcmostcpeoplecdeservecthecmisfortunecthatchappensctocthemciscknowncascthe:
a) fairnesscdoctrine.
b) equalcjusticecdoctrine.
c) rationalizingcattitudes.
d) just-worldchypothesis.
e) self-
fulfillingcprophecy.cAnswer:cd
7. Whichconecofcthecfollowingcwouldcpsychologicalccriminologycbecmostcconcernedcwith?
a) Demographiccfeaturescofcoffenderscwhocparticipatecincburglary.
b) Howcviolentcindividualsclearnctheircaggressivecbehavior.
c) Thecgendercofcmurdercvictims.
d) Thectimecofcdaycwhencburglarycmostcoftencoccurs.
e) Thecunequalcpowercdistributioncbetweencvariouscmemberscofcsociety.c
Answer:cb
8. 3.cSeriousccriminalcoffendersc oftencpresentcwith cognitions.
a) contracted
b) distorted
c) dominant
d) erotic
e) subversivec
Answer:cb
9. c isctocpositivistctheorycas isctocclassicalctheory.
a) Determinism;cfreecwill
b) Jurisprudence;cbehavior
c) Cognition;cbiology
d) Biology;cenvironment
e) Predictability;cpreventionc
Answer:ca
10. The perspectiveconccrimecisccloselyclinkedcwithcthechumanisticcperspective.
a) conformity
b) strain
c) socialclearning
d) socialccontrol
e) nonconformistc
Answer:ca
