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Module 3 Study Guide

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  • Q1

    Which of the following is a product of the Enlightenment period, or the Age of Reason, a period of history that began in the early 1500s and lasted until the late 1700s?

    classical theory

    neoclassical theory

    positivist theory

    biological positivism

    30s
  • Q2

    Several modifications of classical theory are collectively referred to as:

    radical theory

    neoclassical theory

    positivist theory

    conflict theory

    30s
  • Q3

    Which of the following theories was an explicit rejection of the critical and “negative” philosophy of the Enlightenment thinkers?

    radical theory

    neoclassical theory

    classical theory

    positivist theory

    30s
  • Q4

    Which of the following theories assumes that crime is committed by free-willed individuals who engage in a hedonistic rationality?

    the theory of the Chicago School

    classical theory

    anomie theory

    humanistic psychological theory

    30s
  • Q5

    Which of the following theories is based on the belief that criminals are physiologically different from noncriminals?

    sociological positivism

    biological positivism

    classical theory

    psychological positivism

    30s
  • Q6

    What did Lombroso call a person predisposed to crime?

    an atavist

    a criminaloid

    a psychopath

    a stigmata

    30s
  • Q7

    For Cesare Beccaria, the basis of society, as well as the origin of punishments and the right to punish, is:

    specific deterrence

    general deterrence

    the social contract

    utility.

    30s
  • Q8

    Your text names four types of heredity studies. Three are listed below. Which one does NOT belong?

    statistical comparisons

    somatotype studies

    family trees

    twin studies

    30s
  • Q9

    Low levels of the brain neurotransmitter ____ have been found in impulsive murderers and arsonists.

    dopamine

    testosterone

    serotonin

    norepinephrine

    30s
  • Q10

    Which of the following theories is associated with the first large-scale study of crime in the United States?

    social disorganization theory

    labeling theory

    functionalist theory

    anomie theory

    30s
  • Q11

    The research of the Chicago School was based on a model taken from:

    sociology

    history

    ecology

    psychoanalysis

    30s
  • Q12

    According to Merton, ____ pursue the cultural goal of wealth only through legitimate institutional means.

    rebels

    conformists

    ritualists

    innovators

    30s
  • Q13

    According to Merton, ____ do not actively pursue the cultural goal of wealth (they are willing to settle for less), but follow the legitimate institutional means anyway.

    rebels

    innovators

    ritualists

    conformists

    30s
  • Q14

    According to Merton, ____ pursue the cultural goal of wealth through illegitimate means.

    innovators

    conformists

    ritualists

    rebels

    30s
  • Q15

    Cloward and Ohlin named three types of gangs in your textbook. Three are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of these types of gangs?

    criminal

    ritualist

    retreatist

    violent

    30s

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