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Practice Quiz: Chapter 05
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 05
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Which theoretical perspective proposes that a maladaptive personality is the result of fixation, or when an individual fails to resolve a conflict at a particular stage of development?
a) Trait theory
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b) Humanistic theory
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c) Psychodynamic theory
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d) Developmental theory
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e) Evolutionary theory
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According to the psychodynamic perspective of crime, which type of offender has difficulty adapting their behaviour to the demands of their context or social situation?
a) Weak superego offender
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b) Neurotic offender
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c) Confused ego offender
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d) Deviant superego offender
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e) Weak ego offender
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Which of the following is the correct order of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?
a) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
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b) Oral, genital, phallic, anal, latency
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c) Genital, latency, phallic, anal, oral
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d) Genital, phallic, anal, oral, latency
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e) Phallic, genital, oral, latency, anal
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Which term refers to the release of blocked anger, frustration, or aggression in mild, non-destructive ways?
a) Repression
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b) Projection
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c) Hypno-aggression
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d) Catharsis
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e) Cognitive dissonance
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Which theory posits that antisocial behaviours could be best explained by a poor early relationship with primary caretakers?
a) Reactance theory
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b) Attachment theory
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c) Evolutionary theory
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d) Marxist theory
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e) Hydraulic model of aggression
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Hans Esyenck believed that personality was the result of an interaction between the environment and biology. Which biological system did Eysenck think was particularly significant in personality development?
a) The limbic system
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b) The endocrine system
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c) The autonomic nervous system
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d) The central nervous system
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e) The left hemisphere
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An unfavourable evaluation by another person might provoke an aggressive response from which of the following types of people?
a) A highly introverted person
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b) A person low in extraversion
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c) A person low in neuroticism
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d) A highly conscientious person
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e) A highly narcissistic person
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Which of the factors in McCrae and Costa's five-factor model of personality is characterized by dependability and efficiency?
a) Extraversion
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b) Neuroticism
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c) Openness
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d) Agreeableness
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e) Conscientiousness
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Trait perspectives argue that durable dispositions influence how we behave across a variety of situations. Which trait does empirical research suggest is consistently related to criminal behaviour?
a) Irritability
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b) Empathy
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c) Openness
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d) Impulsivity
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e) Introversion
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Tony Stark, a fictional superhero known as Iron Man in Marvel Comics, is arrogant, has a grandiose sense of self-importance, and enjoys the admiration of others. If Tony Stark visited a psychologist he might be diagnosed with which of the following personality disorders?
a) Narcissistic personality disorder
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b) Antisocial personality disorder
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c) Borderline personality disorder
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d) Paranoid personality disorder
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e) Schizoid personality disorder
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