Criminal Psychology MCQs

A. Antisocial behavior B. History of mental illness C. Family criminality D. A and C

A. Overly harsh or lax parenting style B. Criminality in the family C. Low intelligence D. All of the above

A. Inductive methods of profiling are often referred to as clinical in the style, while deductive methods are seen as ‘statistical’ B. Constructing psychological profiles of historical figures typically relies on specialist knowledge C. Both ‘organized’ and ‘disorganized’ offenders are careful not to leave evidence D. Profiling common characteristics of known offenders involves gathering data … Read more

A. Leadings B. Change perspective C. Report everything D. Context reinstatement

A. Preparing a story on the spot B. Being original C. Good acting ability D. Not experiencing emotion

A. Do the findings from psychological studies parallel what happens to real crime witnesses? B. Should research findings be made available to the court to influence real trials? C. Both (a) and (b) D. Neither (a) nor (b)

A. less likely that her son would be physically abused B. more likely that her son was physically abused C. more likely her son would be sexually abused D. none of these

A. Women may learn different aggressive strategies from those used by man who are the physically stronger sex B. Aggression in males may be expressed directly (e.g. fighting) but aggression in females may be expressed indirectly (e.g. gossiping about someone) C. If relational victimization of girls and if aggression is seen as means of hurting … Read more

A. There are many extremely violent individuals who will act violently in many situations and against many different targets B. There is a great deal to suggest that violence is learnt C. Field research is less indicative of an adverse influence of the media on violence contrary to laboratory studies which shows the clearest effects- … Read more

A. biological basis of aggression B. adaptively basis of aggression C. homicidal protest D. media causes violence hypothesis