Test Bank
for
Criminal Behavior
A Psychological Approach
12th Edition
Twelfth Edition
Curt R. Bartol, PhD
Anne M. Bartol, PhD
, Test Bank
Chapter 1 Introduction to Criminal Behavior
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Criminal behavior is best defined as 1) _______
A) an intentional act in violation of a criminal code.
B) antisocial behavior.
C) deviant behavior.
D) a failure to impede the criminal process.
2) The end result of a theory that is not verified is 2) _______
A) justification.
B) clarification.
C) subjugation.
D) falsification.
3) Which piece of data would be included in the UCR? 3) _______
A) A reported robbery with no arrest
B) A reported simple assault with no arrest
C) A reported statutory rape with no arrest
D) A reported forgery with no arrest
4) All of the following are consistent with the developmental
approach to the study of crime EXCEPT 4) _______
A) examining factors that place a child at risk of engaging in serious
delinquency.
B) searching for protective factors in a childʼs life.
C) identifying the age of onset of antisocial behavior.
D) obtaining a childʼs IQ score as he or she enters adolescence.
5) According to the authors, our inability to prevent crime is largely
due to the 5) _______
A) complexity of the issue.
B) declining interest in the field of criminology.
C) difficulty in defining relevant terms.
D) lack of available research funding.
6) After hearing that her neighborsʼ home was burglarized, Dee told her
co-worker that her neighbors were asking for the burglary because
they never locked their doors and didnʼt have a security system. Deeʼs
statements reflect the 6) _______
A) just-world hypothesis.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) fairness doctrine.
D) cognition distortion.
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, 7) Dr. Brown is a developmental criminologist. Dr. Brownʼs research
most likely examines 7) _______
A) how violent individuals learn their aggressive behavior.
B) when robberies most frequently occur.
C) the unequal power distribution among members of society.
D) demographic features of offenders who participate in burglary.
8) Sara is a 23-year-old, single, college graduate who has just moved into
her first apartment. She is working as a barista at the local coffee house
while she considers her career options. Which term best describes
Saraʼs current life stage? 8) _______
A) Life-course persistent
B) Adolescent-limited
C) Emerging adulthood
D) Social control
9) Positivist theory is to ________ as classical theory is to ________. 9) _______
A) determinism; free will
B) jurisprudence; behavior
C) predictability; social norms
D) cognitions; biology
10) Which perspective on crime is most closely linked with the humanistic
perspective? 10) ______
A) Determinism
B) Conformity
C) Learning
D) Strain
11) Which statement reflects the basic premise of strain theory? 11) ______
A) Crime occurs when society places too much value and emphasis on
doing the right thing for the highest number of individuals.
B) Crime occurs when oneʼs level of stress outweighs oneʼs coping
mechanisms.
C) Crime occurs when there is a discrepancy between the materialistic
values and goals cherished in our society and the availability of legitimate
means for reaching these goals.
D) Crime occurs when a societyʼs values are too materialistic.
12) Social control theory is an example of 12) ______
A) the nonconformist perspective.
B) the conformity perspective.
C) Mertonʼs strain perspective.
D) the confirmation perspective.
13) Sociological criminology would be LEAST concerned with which
of the following? 13) ______
A) Personality characteristics of rapists
B) Gender of victims of aggravated assault
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, C) Age characteristics of murderers
D) Relationship of victim to offender
14) Which term is central to the psychodynamic approach? 14) ______
A) Heredity
B) Motive
C) Trait
D) Personality
15) Which psychologist would most likely have prescription privileges? 15) ______
A) A psychologist working on a military base in Florida
B) A psychologist working in a prison in California
C) A psychologist working on a college campus in New York
D) A psychologist working in mental health hospital in Virginia
16) According to the UCR, all of the following offenses are considered
violent crimes EXCEPT 16) ______
A) forcible rape.
B) robbery.
C) arson.
D) nonnegligent manslaughter.
17) Three disciplines that have traditionally dominated the study of crime are 17) ______
A) psychology, anthropology and economics.
B) psychology, sociology and anthropology.
C) sociology, psychology and psychiatry.
D) psychology, anthropology and medicine.
18) Sigmund Freud is most associated with which one of the following fields? 18) ______
A) Sociological criminology
B) Contemporary psychiatric criminology
C) Psychological criminology
D) Traditional psychiatric criminology
19) Psychological criminology recently shifted its focus to a more ________
and ________ approach to the study of criminal behavior. 19) ______
A) trait-focused; instrumental
B) cognitive; developmental
C) forensic; scientific
D) personality; biological
20) The biological approach to criminal behavior often focuses on 20) ______
A) cognitions.
B) traits.
C) pathways.
D) aggression.
21) Behaviors that are forbidden only to juveniles because of their age are
known as 21) ______
A) juvenile delinquency.
B) status offenses.
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for
Criminal Behavior
A Psychological Approach
12th Edition
Twelfth Edition
Curt R. Bartol, PhD
Anne M. Bartol, PhD
, Test Bank
Chapter 1 Introduction to Criminal Behavior
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Criminal behavior is best defined as 1) _______
A) an intentional act in violation of a criminal code.
B) antisocial behavior.
C) deviant behavior.
D) a failure to impede the criminal process.
2) The end result of a theory that is not verified is 2) _______
A) justification.
B) clarification.
C) subjugation.
D) falsification.
3) Which piece of data would be included in the UCR? 3) _______
A) A reported robbery with no arrest
B) A reported simple assault with no arrest
C) A reported statutory rape with no arrest
D) A reported forgery with no arrest
4) All of the following are consistent with the developmental
approach to the study of crime EXCEPT 4) _______
A) examining factors that place a child at risk of engaging in serious
delinquency.
B) searching for protective factors in a childʼs life.
C) identifying the age of onset of antisocial behavior.
D) obtaining a childʼs IQ score as he or she enters adolescence.
5) According to the authors, our inability to prevent crime is largely
due to the 5) _______
A) complexity of the issue.
B) declining interest in the field of criminology.
C) difficulty in defining relevant terms.
D) lack of available research funding.
6) After hearing that her neighborsʼ home was burglarized, Dee told her
co-worker that her neighbors were asking for the burglary because
they never locked their doors and didnʼt have a security system. Deeʼs
statements reflect the 6) _______
A) just-world hypothesis.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) fairness doctrine.
D) cognition distortion.
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, 7) Dr. Brown is a developmental criminologist. Dr. Brownʼs research
most likely examines 7) _______
A) how violent individuals learn their aggressive behavior.
B) when robberies most frequently occur.
C) the unequal power distribution among members of society.
D) demographic features of offenders who participate in burglary.
8) Sara is a 23-year-old, single, college graduate who has just moved into
her first apartment. She is working as a barista at the local coffee house
while she considers her career options. Which term best describes
Saraʼs current life stage? 8) _______
A) Life-course persistent
B) Adolescent-limited
C) Emerging adulthood
D) Social control
9) Positivist theory is to ________ as classical theory is to ________. 9) _______
A) determinism; free will
B) jurisprudence; behavior
C) predictability; social norms
D) cognitions; biology
10) Which perspective on crime is most closely linked with the humanistic
perspective? 10) ______
A) Determinism
B) Conformity
C) Learning
D) Strain
11) Which statement reflects the basic premise of strain theory? 11) ______
A) Crime occurs when society places too much value and emphasis on
doing the right thing for the highest number of individuals.
B) Crime occurs when oneʼs level of stress outweighs oneʼs coping
mechanisms.
C) Crime occurs when there is a discrepancy between the materialistic
values and goals cherished in our society and the availability of legitimate
means for reaching these goals.
D) Crime occurs when a societyʼs values are too materialistic.
12) Social control theory is an example of 12) ______
A) the nonconformist perspective.
B) the conformity perspective.
C) Mertonʼs strain perspective.
D) the confirmation perspective.
13) Sociological criminology would be LEAST concerned with which
of the following? 13) ______
A) Personality characteristics of rapists
B) Gender of victims of aggravated assault
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, C) Age characteristics of murderers
D) Relationship of victim to offender
14) Which term is central to the psychodynamic approach? 14) ______
A) Heredity
B) Motive
C) Trait
D) Personality
15) Which psychologist would most likely have prescription privileges? 15) ______
A) A psychologist working on a military base in Florida
B) A psychologist working in a prison in California
C) A psychologist working on a college campus in New York
D) A psychologist working in mental health hospital in Virginia
16) According to the UCR, all of the following offenses are considered
violent crimes EXCEPT 16) ______
A) forcible rape.
B) robbery.
C) arson.
D) nonnegligent manslaughter.
17) Three disciplines that have traditionally dominated the study of crime are 17) ______
A) psychology, anthropology and economics.
B) psychology, sociology and anthropology.
C) sociology, psychology and psychiatry.
D) psychology, anthropology and medicine.
18) Sigmund Freud is most associated with which one of the following fields? 18) ______
A) Sociological criminology
B) Contemporary psychiatric criminology
C) Psychological criminology
D) Traditional psychiatric criminology
19) Psychological criminology recently shifted its focus to a more ________
and ________ approach to the study of criminal behavior. 19) ______
A) trait-focused; instrumental
B) cognitive; developmental
C) forensic; scientific
D) personality; biological
20) The biological approach to criminal behavior often focuses on 20) ______
A) cognitions.
B) traits.
C) pathways.
D) aggression.
21) Behaviors that are forbidden only to juveniles because of their age are
known as 21) ______
A) juvenile delinquency.
B) status offenses.
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