Psychological explanations for offending - AQA Psychology

Psychological explanations for offending - AQA Psychology

12th Grade

13 Qs

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Psychological explanations for offending - AQA Psychology

Psychological explanations for offending - AQA Psychology

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

George Montagnon-Fox

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A student is given a scenario: "An individual has a high extraversion score and a high neuroticism score." Based on Eysenck’s theory, what might this suggest about the individual’s likelihood of engaging in offending behavior?

They are less likely to engage in offending behavior due to high stability.

They are more likely to engage in offending behavior due to seeking excitement and being more reactive.

They are unlikely to be influenced by their personality traits.

They are more likely to avoid social situations.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Eysenck and Eysenck (1970) find in their study of male offenders regarding the relationship between personality traits and criminality?

High scores for psychoticism and neuroticism, but not for extraversion, were found

High scores for extraversion only were found

No relationship between any personality traits and criminality was found

Only neuroticism was linked to criminality

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Kohlberg's theory, at what age is moral reasoning usually considered complete, aligning with the age of criminal responsibility in the UK?

5 or 6 years old

9 or 10 years old

13 or 14 years old

16 or 17 years old

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rosen (1980) criticized the use of the Heinz dilemma in Kohlberg’s research for which main reason?

The dilemma was too easy for participants

The scenario lacked validity as children could not relate to it from their own perspective

The dilemma was not ethical to present to children

The scenario was too short and simple

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the study by Copello and Tata (1980) contribute to our understanding of hostile attribution bias?

It showed that all people interpret ambiguous sentences as hostile

It found that adult male violent offenders were more likely to interpret ambiguous sentences as hostile compared to non-offenders

It proved that hostile attribution bias does not exist

It showed that non-offenders are more hostile than offenders

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Kennedy and Grubin (1992), what did the majority of convicted sex offenders tend to do regarding their crimes?

Accept full responsibility for their actions

Blame the victim

Deny the crime occurred

Blame law enforcement

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Evaluate one strength of Sutherland’s differential association theory as discussed in the material.

It only applies to violent crimes

It explains how different types of crimes, including “white collar crimes,” can be understood through learned associations

It ignores the role of socio-economic status

It assumes all crimes are impulsive

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