criminal psychology knowledge organiser#

Cards (13)

  • what are the different types of crimes
    violent
    drug related
    acquisitive
    sexual
    anti-social
  • crime as a social construct

    criminal behaviour is subjective and that it changes over time and culture
  • deviation from norms

    when behaviour goes against what is socially accepted as normal
  • how is crime measured
    official statistics and self-report
  • SLT
    Identification of role models
    Observation and imitation
    Vicarious reinforcement
    Direct reinforcement and internalisation
  • direct reinforcement
    when a behaviour is strengthened and likely to be repeated due to positive outcomes for the individual
  • Vicarious reinforcement
    When a behaviour is strengthened by an individual observing the same behaviour rewarded in another person
  • internalisation
    the process whereby a behaviour becomes an integral part of an individuals personality due to constant reinforcement
  • criticisms of social learning theories

    focuses too much on nurture and ignores the role of nature
    where did it come from
    if this is correct then crime should reduce
    what about people with no bad role models
  • IV of Cooper and Mackie
    type of game being played
  • DV of Cooper and Mackie

    level of aggression and whether the aggressive toy was picked and how long it was done for
  • CRITICISMS of cooper and mackie
    Lacks ecological validity
    age bias
    culture bias
    only immediate results were tested
  • What are the three personality traits that Eysenk suggested
    PEN