TEST BANK For Criminal Behavior:
A Psychological Approach 12th Edition (Bartol)
Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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,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
4) All of the following are consistent with the developmental approach to the study of crime
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, 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 a child's IQ score as he or she enters adolescence.
ANSWER: D
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Point out that the study of criminal behavior and delinquency, from a psychological
perspective, has shifted from a personality toward a more cognitive and developmental focus
Level: Intermediate
5) According fto fthe fauthors, four finability fto fprevent f crime fis flargely fdue fto fthe
A) declining finterest fin fthe ffield fof fcriminology.
B) lack fof favailable fresearch ffunding.
C) complexity fof fthe fissue.
D) difficulty fin fdefining frelevant fterms.
f ANSWER: f fC
Page fRef: f3
Objective: fDefine fcriminal fbehavior fand fjuvenile fdelinquency
f Level: f fIntermediate
6) After fhearing fthat fher fneighbors' fhome fwas fburglarized, fDee ftold fher fco-worker fthat
fher f neighbors fwere fasking f for fthe fburglary fbecause fthey fnever f locked ftheir fdoors fand
fdidn't f have fa f security fsystem. fDee's fstatements freflect fthe
A) fairness fdoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling fprophecy.
C) cognition fdistortion.
D) just-world fhypothesis.
f ANSWER: f fD
Page fRef: f5
Objective: fIdentify fthe fdifferent fperspectives fof fhuman fnature fthat funderlie fthe ftheoretical
f development f and fresearch fof fcriminal fbehavior
Level: f fDifficult
7) Dr. fBrown fis fa fdevelopmental fcriminologist. fDr. fBrown's fresearch fmost flikely fexamines
A) demographic ffeatures fof foffenders fwho fparticipate fin fburglary.
B) how fviolent f individuals flearn ftheir faggressive fbehavior.
C) the funequal fpower fdistribution famong fmembers fof fsociety.
D) when frobberies fmost ffrequently
foccur. f ANSWER: f fB
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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
4) All of the following are consistent with the developmental approach to the study of crime
112
, 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 a child's IQ score as he or she enters adolescence.
ANSWER: D
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Point out that the study of criminal behavior and delinquency, from a psychological
perspective, has shifted from a personality toward a more cognitive and developmental focus
Level: Intermediate
5) According fto fthe fauthors, four finability fto fprevent f crime fis flargely fdue fto fthe
A) declining finterest fin fthe ffield fof fcriminology.
B) lack fof favailable fresearch ffunding.
C) complexity fof fthe fissue.
D) difficulty fin fdefining frelevant fterms.
f ANSWER: f fC
Page fRef: f3
Objective: fDefine fcriminal fbehavior fand fjuvenile fdelinquency
f Level: f fIntermediate
6) After fhearing fthat fher fneighbors' fhome fwas fburglarized, fDee ftold fher fco-worker fthat
fher f neighbors fwere fasking f for fthe fburglary fbecause fthey fnever f locked ftheir fdoors fand
fdidn't f have fa f security fsystem. fDee's fstatements freflect fthe
A) fairness fdoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling fprophecy.
C) cognition fdistortion.
D) just-world fhypothesis.
f ANSWER: f fD
Page fRef: f5
Objective: fIdentify fthe fdifferent fperspectives fof fhuman fnature fthat funderlie fthe ftheoretical
f development f and fresearch fof fcriminal fbehavior
Level: f fDifficult
7) Dr. fBrown fis fa fdevelopmental fcriminologist. fDr. fBrown's fresearch fmost flikely fexamines
A) demographic ffeatures fof foffenders fwho fparticipate fin fburglary.
B) how fviolent f individuals flearn ftheir faggressive fbehavior.
C) the funequal fpower fdistribution famong fmembers fof fsociety.
D) when frobberies fmost ffrequently
foccur. f ANSWER: f fB
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