Question 1

Which part of the brain has been linked to aggression and antisocial behaviour?

Accepted Answer

Frontal Lobe

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Motor cortex

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Hippocampus

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Cerebellum

Question 2

According to Social Learning Theory, how do people learn criminal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

By observing and imitating role models

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From damage to the frontal lobe

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Through labelling by the police

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Through dreams and unconscious desires

Question 3

What is the “weapon focus” effect?

Accepted Answer

When a witness focuses on the weapon and forgets other details

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When a weapon is used to threaten the witness

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When a witness identifies the weapon easily

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When a weapon is hidden from the witness

Question 4

In Loftus and Palmer’s study, which verb led to the highest speed estimates?

Accepted Answer

Smashed

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Hit

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Collided

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Contacted

Question 5

Which of the following is a peer-related risk factor for youth offending?

Accepted Answer

Having criminal friends

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Being Raised in poverty

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Low IQ

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Poor parenting

Question 6

What is the main goal of rehabilitation?

Accepted Answer

To help offenders change and avoid reoffending

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To give the offender a longer sentence

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To publicly shame the offender

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To punish offenders harshly

Question 7

What did Sigall and Ostrove (1975) find?

Accepted Answer

Attractiveness affected the sentence depending on the type of crime

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Attractive people are always treated more harshly

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Appearance does not affect jury decisions

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Only unattractive people are found guilty

Question 8

According to Tanford & Penrod (1986), what most influenced jurors’ final decisions?

Accepted Answer

Their majority decision before discussion

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The group leader’s opinion

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The most persuasive person

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The last vote

Question 9

Which theory focuses on unconscious desires?

Accepted Answer

Psychodynamic

Question 10

What is a schema?

Accepted Answer

A mental framework or expectation

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An interview

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A witness statement

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A false memory

Question 11

What was the conclusion from Loftus and Palmers study?

Accepted Answer

Leading questions can distort memory

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Memory gets worse over time

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People always remember speed accurately

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Everyone forgets details

Question 12

Why could community poverty increase youth crime?

Accepted Answer

Less opportunities

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Schools are too strict

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It doesn't

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People are better off

Question 13

What country rehabilitative prisons?

Accepted Answer

Norway

Question 14

Are these characteristics of Rehabilitation or Punishment?

Question 15

What is meant by "group dynamics"?

Accepted Answer

How people behave in groups

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A group argument

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The people who decide if they are guilty or not

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Rules of court

Question 16

Attractive people are more likely to get a harsher sentence for what crime? (According to Sigall and Ostrove)

Accepted Answer

Fraud

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Kidnapping

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Violent assault

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Vandalism

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Bank robbery

Question 17

Why can groupthink be a problem in jury decision-making?

Accepted Answer

People go along with the majority even if they disagree

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It encourages argument

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It reduces pressure on jurors

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It leads to more accurate verdicts

Question 18

What does punishment aim to do?

Accepted Answer

Discipline the offender

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Help the offender change

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Offer therapy

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Provide support

Question 19

What is the IV?

Accepted Answer

The variable you change

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What stays the same

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The variable you measure

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The variable you control

Question 20

What does it mean if an experiment is reliable?

Accepted Answer

It gives consistent results

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It is ethical

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A large amount of participants

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It can be applied to a real-world setting

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