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
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
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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 sa schild's sIQ sscore sas she sor sshe senters
sadolescence.sANSWER: s D
Page sRef: s13
Objective: sPoint sout sthat sthe sstudy sof scriminal sbehavior sand sdelinquency, sfrom sa
spsychologicalsperspective, shas sshifted sfrom sa spersonality stoward sa smore scognitive sand
sdevelopmental sfocus sLevel: s Intermediate
5) According sto sthe sauthors, sour sinability sto sprevent scrime sis slargely sdue sto sthe
A) declining sinterest sin sthe sfield sof scriminology.
B) lack sof savailable sresearch sfunding.
C) complexity sof sthe sissue.
D) difficulty sin sdefining srelevant
sterms.sANSWER: s C
Page sRef: s3
Objective: sDefine scriminal sbehavior sand sjuvenile
sdelinquencysLevel: s Intermediate
6) After shearing sthat sher sneighbors' shome swas sburglarized, sDee stold sher sco-worker sthat
sher sneighbors swere sasking sfor sthe sburglary sbecause sthey snever slocked stheir sdoors sand
sdidn't shave sassecurity ssystem. sDee's sstatements sreflect sthe
A) fairness sdoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling sprophecy.
C) cognition sdistortion.
D) just-world
shypothesis.sANSWER:
sD
Page sRef: s5
Objective: sIdentify sthe sdifferent sperspectives sof shuman snature sthat sunderlie sthe stheoretical
sdevelopment sand sresearch sof scriminal sbehavior
Level: s Difficult
7) Dr. sBrown sis sa sdevelopmental scriminologist. sDr. sBrown's sresearch smost slikely sexamines
A) demographic sfeatures sof soffenders swho sparticipate sin sburglary.
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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 sa schild's sIQ sscore sas she sor sshe senters
sadolescence.sANSWER: s D
Page sRef: s13
Objective: sPoint sout sthat sthe sstudy sof scriminal sbehavior sand sdelinquency, sfrom sa
spsychologicalsperspective, shas sshifted sfrom sa spersonality stoward sa smore scognitive sand
sdevelopmental sfocus sLevel: s Intermediate
5) According sto sthe sauthors, sour sinability sto sprevent scrime sis slargely sdue sto sthe
A) declining sinterest sin sthe sfield sof scriminology.
B) lack sof savailable sresearch sfunding.
C) complexity sof sthe sissue.
D) difficulty sin sdefining srelevant
sterms.sANSWER: s C
Page sRef: s3
Objective: sDefine scriminal sbehavior sand sjuvenile
sdelinquencysLevel: s Intermediate
6) After shearing sthat sher sneighbors' shome swas sburglarized, sDee stold sher sco-worker sthat
sher sneighbors swere sasking sfor sthe sburglary sbecause sthey snever slocked stheir sdoors sand
sdidn't shave sassecurity ssystem. sDee's sstatements sreflect sthe
A) fairness sdoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling sprophecy.
C) cognition sdistortion.
D) just-world
shypothesis.sANSWER:
sD
Page sRef: s5
Objective: sIdentify sthe sdifferent sperspectives sof shuman snature sthat sunderlie sthe stheoretical
sdevelopment sand sresearch sof scriminal sbehavior
Level: s Difficult
7) Dr. sBrown sis sa sdevelopmental scriminologist. sDr. sBrown's sresearch smost slikely sexamines
A) demographic sfeatures sof soffenders swho sparticipate sin sburglary.
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