TEST BANK For Criminal Behavior:
A Psychological Approach 12th Edition (Bartol)
Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
110
,Table of contents
1. Introduction to Criminal Behavior
2. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk and Protective Factors
3. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological/Neurological Factors
4. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors
5. Human Aggression and Violence
6. Juvenile Delinquency
7. Psychopathy
8. Crime and Mental Disorders
9. Homicide, Assault, and Intimate Partner and Family Violence
10.Multiple Murder, School, and Workplace Violence
11.Psychology of Modern Terrorism
12.Sexual Assault
13.Sexual Assault of Children and Youth
14.Burglary, Home Invasions, Thefts, and "White-Collar" Offenses
15.Violent Economic Crime, Cybercrime, and Crimes of Intimidation
16. Substance Abuse and Crime
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,Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach, 12e (Bartol)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Criminal Behavior
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Criminal behavior is best defined as
A) antisocial behavior.
B) deviant behavior.
C) an intentional act in violation of a criminal code.
D) a failure to impede the criminal process.
ANSWER: C
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Objective: Define criminal behavior and juvenile delinquency
Level: Basic
2) The end result of a theory that is not verified is
A) justification.
B) falsification.
C) clarification.
D) subjugation.
ANSWER: B
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Objective: Identify the different perspectives of human nature that underlie the theoretical
development and research of criminal behavior
Level: Intermediate
3) Which piece of data would be included in the UCR?
A) A reported robbery with no arrest
B) A reported forgery with no arrest
C) A reported simple assault with no arrest
D) A reported statutory rape with no arrest
ANSWER: A
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Objective: Introduce the reader to the various measurements of criminal and delinquent behavior
Level: Difficult
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, 4) All of the following are consistent with the developmental approach to the study of crime
except
A) examining factors that place a child at risk of engaging in serious delinquency.
B) identifying the age of onset of antisocial behavior.
C) searching for protective factors in a child's life.
D) obtaining la lchild's lIQ lscore las lhe lor lshe lenters
ladolescence.lANSWER: l D
Page lRef: l13
Objective: lPoint lout lthat lthe lstudy lof lcriminal lbehavior land ldelinquency, lfrom la
lpsychologicallperspective, lhas lshifted lfrom la lpersonality ltoward la lmore lcognitive land
ldevelopmental lfocus lLevel: l Intermediate
5) According lto lthe lauthors, lour linability lto lprevent lcrime lis llargely ldue lto lthe
A) declining linterest lin lthe lfield lof lcriminology.
B) lack lof lavailable lresearch lfunding.
C) complexity lof lthe lissue.
D) difficulty lin ldefining lrelevant
lterms.lANSWER: l C
Page lRef: l3
Objective: lDefine lcriminal lbehavior land ljuvenile
ldelinquencylLevel: l Intermediate
6) After lhearing lthat lher lneighbors' lhome lwas lburglarized, lDee ltold lher lco-worker lthat lher
lneighbors lwere lasking lfor lthe lburglary lbecause lthey lnever llocked ltheir ldoors land ldidn't
lhave lalsecurity lsystem. lDee's lstatements lreflect lthe
A) fairness ldoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling lprophecy.
C) cognition ldistortion.
D) just-world
lhypothesis.lANSWER:
lD
Page lRef: l5
Objective: lIdentify lthe ldifferent lperspectives lof lhuman lnature lthat lunderlie lthe
ltheoreticalldevelopment land lresearch lof lcriminal lbehavior
Level: l Difficult
7) Dr. lBrown lis la ldevelopmental lcriminologist. lDr. lBrown's lresearch lmost llikely lexamines
A) demographic lfeatures lof loffenders lwho lparticipate lin lburglary.
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A Psychological Approach 12th Edition (Bartol)
Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
110
,Table of contents
1. Introduction to Criminal Behavior
2. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk and Protective Factors
3. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological/Neurological Factors
4. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors
5. Human Aggression and Violence
6. Juvenile Delinquency
7. Psychopathy
8. Crime and Mental Disorders
9. Homicide, Assault, and Intimate Partner and Family Violence
10.Multiple Murder, School, and Workplace Violence
11.Psychology of Modern Terrorism
12.Sexual Assault
13.Sexual Assault of Children and Youth
14.Burglary, Home Invasions, Thefts, and "White-Collar" Offenses
15.Violent Economic Crime, Cybercrime, and Crimes of Intimidation
16. Substance Abuse and Crime
111
,Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach, 12e (Bartol)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Criminal Behavior
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Criminal behavior is best defined as
A) antisocial behavior.
B) deviant behavior.
C) an intentional act in violation of a criminal code.
D) a failure to impede the criminal process.
ANSWER: C
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Define criminal behavior and juvenile delinquency
Level: Basic
2) The end result of a theory that is not verified is
A) justification.
B) falsification.
C) clarification.
D) subjugation.
ANSWER: B
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Identify the different perspectives of human nature that underlie the theoretical
development and research of criminal behavior
Level: Intermediate
3) Which piece of data would be included in the UCR?
A) A reported robbery with no arrest
B) A reported forgery with no arrest
C) A reported simple assault with no arrest
D) A reported statutory rape with no arrest
ANSWER: A
Page Ref: 36
Objective: Introduce the reader to the various measurements of criminal and delinquent behavior
Level: Difficult
112
, 4) All of the following are consistent with the developmental approach to the study of crime
except
A) examining factors that place a child at risk of engaging in serious delinquency.
B) identifying the age of onset of antisocial behavior.
C) searching for protective factors in a child's life.
D) obtaining la lchild's lIQ lscore las lhe lor lshe lenters
ladolescence.lANSWER: l D
Page lRef: l13
Objective: lPoint lout lthat lthe lstudy lof lcriminal lbehavior land ldelinquency, lfrom la
lpsychologicallperspective, lhas lshifted lfrom la lpersonality ltoward la lmore lcognitive land
ldevelopmental lfocus lLevel: l Intermediate
5) According lto lthe lauthors, lour linability lto lprevent lcrime lis llargely ldue lto lthe
A) declining linterest lin lthe lfield lof lcriminology.
B) lack lof lavailable lresearch lfunding.
C) complexity lof lthe lissue.
D) difficulty lin ldefining lrelevant
lterms.lANSWER: l C
Page lRef: l3
Objective: lDefine lcriminal lbehavior land ljuvenile
ldelinquencylLevel: l Intermediate
6) After lhearing lthat lher lneighbors' lhome lwas lburglarized, lDee ltold lher lco-worker lthat lher
lneighbors lwere lasking lfor lthe lburglary lbecause lthey lnever llocked ltheir ldoors land ldidn't
lhave lalsecurity lsystem. lDee's lstatements lreflect lthe
A) fairness ldoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling lprophecy.
C) cognition ldistortion.
D) just-world
lhypothesis.lANSWER:
lD
Page lRef: l5
Objective: lIdentify lthe ldifferent lperspectives lof lhuman lnature lthat lunderlie lthe
ltheoreticalldevelopment land lresearch lof lcriminal lbehavior
Level: l Difficult
7) Dr. lBrown lis la ldevelopmental lcriminologist. lDr. lBrown's lresearch lmost llikely lexamines
A) demographic lfeatures lof loffenders lwho lparticipate lin lburglary.
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