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
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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 aa achild's aIQ ascore aas ahe aor ashe aenters
aadolescence.aANSWER: a D
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Objective: aPoint aout athat athe astudy aof acriminal abehavior aand adelinquency, afrom aa
apsychologicalaperspective, ahas ashifted afrom aa apersonality atoward aa amore acognitive aand
adevelopmental afocus aLevel: a Intermediate
5) According ato athe aauthors, aour ainability ato aprevent acrime ais alargely adue ato athe
A) declining ainterest ain athe afield aof acriminology.
B) lack aof aavailable aresearch afunding.
C) complexity aof athe aissue.
D) difficulty ain adefining arelevant
aterms.aANSWER: a C
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Objective: aDefine acriminal abehavior aand ajuvenile
adelinquencyaLevel: a Intermediate
6) After ahearing athat aher aneighbors' ahome awas aburglarized, aDee atold aher aco-worker athat
aher aneighbors awere aasking afor athe aburglary abecause athey anever alocked atheir adoors aand
adidn't ahave aaasecurity asystem. aDee's astatements areflect athe
A) fairness adoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling aprophecy.
C) cognition adistortion.
D) just-world
ahypothesis.aANSWER:
aD
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Objective: aIdentify athe adifferent aperspectives aof ahuman anature athat aunderlie athe atheoretical
adevelopment aand aresearch aof acriminal abehavior
Level: a Difficult
7) Dr. aBrown ais aa adevelopmental acriminologist. aDr. aBrown's aresearch amost alikely aexamines
A) demographic afeatures aof aoffenders awho aparticipate ain aburglary.
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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 aa achild's aIQ ascore aas ahe aor ashe aenters
aadolescence.aANSWER: a D
Page aRef: a13
Objective: aPoint aout athat athe astudy aof acriminal abehavior aand adelinquency, afrom aa
apsychologicalaperspective, ahas ashifted afrom aa apersonality atoward aa amore acognitive aand
adevelopmental afocus aLevel: a Intermediate
5) According ato athe aauthors, aour ainability ato aprevent acrime ais alargely adue ato athe
A) declining ainterest ain athe afield aof acriminology.
B) lack aof aavailable aresearch afunding.
C) complexity aof athe aissue.
D) difficulty ain adefining arelevant
aterms.aANSWER: a C
Page aRef: a3
Objective: aDefine acriminal abehavior aand ajuvenile
adelinquencyaLevel: a Intermediate
6) After ahearing athat aher aneighbors' ahome awas aburglarized, aDee atold aher aco-worker athat
aher aneighbors awere aasking afor athe aburglary abecause athey anever alocked atheir adoors aand
adidn't ahave aaasecurity asystem. aDee's astatements areflect athe
A) fairness adoctrine.
B) self-fulfilling aprophecy.
C) cognition adistortion.
D) just-world
ahypothesis.aANSWER:
aD
Page aRef: a5
Objective: aIdentify athe adifferent aperspectives aof ahuman anature athat aunderlie athe atheoretical
adevelopment aand aresearch aof acriminal abehavior
Level: a Difficult
7) Dr. aBrown ais aa adevelopmental acriminologist. aDr. aBrown's aresearch amost alikely aexamines
A) demographic afeatures aof aoffenders awho aparticipate ain aburglary.
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