Criminology Unit 2- Evaluation of
theories Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PositivesBofBSocialBLearningBTheoryB-
BAnswerBExperimentBshowedBtheBmodelBdidBnotBhaveBanBeffectBonBtheBchild'sBbeha
viourBsoBitBshowedBcauseBandBeffect
TheBexperimentBandBvariablesBwereBcontrolledBallowingBgreaterBaccuracy
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und
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BAnswerBExperimentBisBaBlabBstudyBofBimitationBwhichBhasBlowBecologicalB(natural)B
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kesBplaceBwithinBaBfamily
ExperimentBinvolvesBethicalBissuesBdueBtoBexposingBchildrenBtoBaggression.BIssuesBco
ncerningBprotectionBofBtheBchildren
CumberbatchB(1997)BfoundBthatBchildrenBwhoBhadBplayedBwithBtheBdollBbeforeBwere
BfiveBtimesBasBlikelyBtoBimitateBtheBmodelBthanBthoseBwhoBwereBfamiliarBwithBtheB
doll
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BAnswerBJustBbecauseBFreud'sBtheoriesBareBodd,BitBdoesn'tBmakeBthemBautomatically
Bwrong
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cusesBonBchildhoodBexperiencesBandBtheBimportanceBofBthemBonBfutureBbehaviour
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BandBdevelopment
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BAnswerBThisBtheoryBisBnoBlongerBaccreditedBbyBpsychologistsBdueBtoBtheBdifficultyB
ofBtestingBconceptsBsuchBasBtheBunconsciousBmind
, TheyBareBveryBunscientificBandBlackBobjectiveBinterpretation.BDifferentBanalystsBmayBd
rawBdifferentBconclusions
LackBofBquantitativeBdataBfromBhisBcaseBstudies.BHeBknewBhisBpatientsBandBtherefore
BcouldBnotBbeBobjective
PositivesBofBEysenck'sBCriminalBPersonalityBTypesB-
BAnswerBHisBresearchBonBsoldiersBinBhospitalBsupportedBhisBtheoryBasBheBpredictedB
thatBmostBtraumatisedBsoldiersBwouldBscoreBhighBonBneurotic
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preventBsuchBdevelopment
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BtryBtoBpredictBpeople'sBbehaviourBinBdifferentBsituations.BDeYoungB(2010)BsuggestsBt
hereBisBaBlinkBbetweenBP,BE,BNBscoresBandBbrainBprocesses
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BAnswerBLackBofBreliabilityBasBpeopleBmayBnotBrespondBexactlyBtheBsameBtoBtheBsa
meBquestionsBeveryBdayBandBeveryBtime.BTheyBmayBprovideBanBAnswerBthatBtheyBb
elieveBtheBresearcherBexpectsBorBdesires
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angeBoverBtime
PositivesBofBLombroso'sBTheoryB-
BAnswerBLombrosoBwasBtheBfirstBpersonBtoBgiveBcriminologyBaBscientificBcredibility
CharlesBGoringB(1913)BdidBfindBaBlow-
orderBintelligenceBinBconvictsBwhichBsuggestsBsomeBgeneticBbaseBtoBcriminality
ResearchBsuggestsBthatBlessBattractiveBindividualsBareBmoreBlikelyBtoBbeBconsideredBg
uilty
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BAnswerBLombrosoBdidBchallengeBtheBideaBthatBcriminalsBareBevilBorBthatBtheyBchos
eBtoBbeBcriminal
theories Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PositivesBofBSocialBLearningBTheoryB-
BAnswerBExperimentBshowedBtheBmodelBdidBnotBhaveBanBeffectBonBtheBchild'sBbeha
viourBsoBitBshowedBcauseBandBeffect
TheBexperimentBandBvariablesBwereBcontrolledBallowingBgreaterBaccuracy
TheBstudyBhadBbeenBreplicatedBwithBslightBchangesBandBsimilarBresultsBhaveBbeenBfo
und
NegativesBofBSocialBLearningBTheoryB-
BAnswerBExperimentBisBaBlabBstudyBofBimitationBwhichBhasBlowBecologicalB(natural)B
validity.BTheBsituationBinvolvesBaBchildBandBaBstrangerBwhereasBmodellingBtypicallyBta
kesBplaceBwithinBaBfamily
ExperimentBinvolvesBethicalBissuesBdueBtoBexposingBchildrenBtoBaggression.BIssuesBco
ncerningBprotectionBofBtheBchildren
CumberbatchB(1997)BfoundBthatBchildrenBwhoBhadBplayedBwithBtheBdollBbeforeBwere
BfiveBtimesBasBlikelyBtoBimitateBtheBmodelBthanBthoseBwhoBwereBfamiliarBwithBtheB
doll
PositivesBofBFreud'sBTheoryBofBtheBPsycheB-
BAnswerBJustBbecauseBFreud'sBtheoriesBareBodd,BitBdoesn'tBmakeBthemBautomatically
Bwrong
PsychodynamicBtheoriesBhaveBcontributedBtoBresearchBaboutBcrimeBandBbehaviour.BFo
cusesBonBchildhoodBexperiencesBandBtheBimportanceBofBthemBonBfutureBbehaviour
TheBid,BegoBandBsuperegoBrelateBtoBdifferentBpartsBofBtheBbrainBandBtheirBfunctions
BandBdevelopment
NegativesBofBFreud'sBTheoryBofBtheBPsycheB-
BAnswerBThisBtheoryBisBnoBlongerBaccreditedBbyBpsychologistsBdueBtoBtheBdifficultyB
ofBtestingBconceptsBsuchBasBtheBunconsciousBmind
, TheyBareBveryBunscientificBandBlackBobjectiveBinterpretation.BDifferentBanalystsBmayBd
rawBdifferentBconclusions
LackBofBquantitativeBdataBfromBhisBcaseBstudies.BHeBknewBhisBpatientsBandBtherefore
BcouldBnotBbeBobjective
PositivesBofBEysenck'sBCriminalBPersonalityBTypesB-
BAnswerBHisBresearchBonBsoldiersBinBhospitalBsupportedBhisBtheoryBasBheBpredictedB
thatBmostBtraumatisedBsoldiersBwouldBscoreBhighBonBneurotic
IfBhisBtheoryBisBcorrect,BthenBitBmayBbeBpossibleBtoBinterveneBatBanBearlyBageBandB
preventBsuchBdevelopment
HisBpersonalityBtestingBhasBformedBtheBbasisBofBmanyBmodernBpersonalityBtestsBthat
BtryBtoBpredictBpeople'sBbehaviourBinBdifferentBsituations.BDeYoungB(2010)BsuggestsBt
hereBisBaBlinkBbetweenBP,BE,BNBscoresBandBbrainBprocesses
NegativesBofBEysenck'sBCriminalBPersonalityBTypesB-
BAnswerBLackBofBreliabilityBasBpeopleBmayBnotBrespondBexactlyBtheBsameBtoBtheBsa
meBquestionsBeveryBdayBandBeveryBtime.BTheyBmayBprovideBanBAnswerBthatBtheyBb
elieveBtheBresearcherBexpectsBorBdesires
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reportBmeasuresBaboutBaBperson'sBviewBofBtheirBpersonality.BThisBcanBresultBinBbiase
dBorBdeliberatelyBfalseBAnswers
ThisBtheoryBsuggestsBthatBpersonalityBisBgeneticBandBfailsBtoBconsiderBthatBitBmayBch
angeBoverBtime
PositivesBofBLombroso'sBTheoryB-
BAnswerBLombrosoBwasBtheBfirstBpersonBtoBgiveBcriminologyBaBscientificBcredibility
CharlesBGoringB(1913)BdidBfindBaBlow-
orderBintelligenceBinBconvictsBwhichBsuggestsBsomeBgeneticBbaseBtoBcriminality
ResearchBsuggestsBthatBlessBattractiveBindividualsBareBmoreBlikelyBtoBbeBconsideredBg
uilty
PositivesBofBLombrosoBcontinuedB-
BAnswerBLombrosoBdidBchallengeBtheBideaBthatBcriminalsBareBevilBorBthatBtheyBchos
eBtoBbeBcriminal