Inside the Criminal Mind quiz 1 PDF

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CM prologue, ch1-2

According to Dr. Samenow, how many of the widely accepted causes of crime have withstood scrutiny? d. None of them In what year did Dr. Samenow join Dr. Yochelson's program? b. 1970 (CM) What provides new avenues for the criminal mind to express itself? a. Constantly changing society (CM) When experts cannot identify a motive for a crime, they may conclude: a. The perpetrator was legally insane (CM) Someone with a criminal personality can be described as having which of these traits? a. self-centered, controlling, dishonest, irresponsible, callous (CM) The major purpose of this book, Inside the Criminal Mind, is for you to understand the criminal mind. True (CM) According to Samenow, what is crucial in making a criminal? d. None of these (CM) How do criminals justify what they do? a. Blaming their actions on others (CM) In the twenty-first century, scientists are returning to the idea that: Select one:

a. There is a biological basis for criminal conduct (CM) The concept that poverty causes crime is supported by a surge in crime during the severe economic recession that began during 2008 and lasted through 2011. False

(CM) A single factor or set of conditions adequately explains the causes of criminal behavior. False (CM) You can predict how children will turn out simply by knowing their parents. a. No

(CM) It is a worldwide view that children tend to be regarded as _____. a. Unformed lumps of clay

(CM) When Ms. Patterson talked about her child, Tom, was there anything she and her husband could have done differently to make Tom not act the way he acted? a. No, because it was not their faults- it was Tom’s personality

(CM) According to Developmental Psychologist Trembley, there is a parallel between criminals and what age group? Despite this parallel, these two groups are not equal. a. Toddlers...