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Practice Quiz: Chapter 12
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 12
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Which of the following is NOT consistent with common statistical patterns of stalking?
a) Most stalkers are men.
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b) Women are more likely to be victims of stalking.
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c) Stalkers are more likely to exhibit high levels of psychopathy.
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d) Stalkers are relatively more educated than other offender groups.
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e) Stalkers often struggle with Axis I mental disorders or substance use problems.
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Which of the following is NOT parts of most legal definitions of stalking?
a) The contact must be non-consensual and against the victim's wishes.
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b) The perpetrator's behavior must cause the victim to reasonably fear for his or her safety.
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c) The perpetrator must make repeated attempts to contact the victim.
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d) The victim must have a restraining order against the perpetrator.
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e) All of the above are parts of most legal definitions of stalking.
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Judd, a 22-year-old male college student, participates in a survey of sexual behaviour on his school campus. During the survey, Judd shows callous attitudes towards sex and women, and states that it is acceptable to continue to aggressively pursue sex with a girl, even after she declines, because "when a woman says no, she really means yes." This statement is an example of which of the following?
a) Command hallucination
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b) Hostile attribution bias
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c) Rape myth
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d) Negative reinforcement
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e) Machismo
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An individual who derives sexual satisfaction from surreptitiously observing people who are naked, undressing, or engaging in sexual activity without their knowledge would be suffering from which of the following types of paraphilia?
a) Urophilia
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b) Kilsmaphilia
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c) Frottage
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d) Voyuerism
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e) Exhibitionism
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For the past several months, Julie has been attempting to contact actor Michael Douglas. Her attempts have included e-mails, direct messages on Twitter, and even a recent effort gain entry to a film set where Douglas was working. When questioned by police, Julie says she was motivated to contact Douglas when his Twitter account--operated by a social media manager--liked one of her Tweets praising Douglas's performance in a recent film. She says that this social media response encouraged her to seek out Douglas. Julie would most likely be categorized as what type of stalker?
a) Love obsessional stalker
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b) Erotomanic stalker
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c) Mission-oriented stalker
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d) Simple obsessional stalker
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e) Vengeance stalker
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In which phase of Walker's cycle of abuse is the abuser irritable, emotionally volatile and angry, and engages in increasingly psychologically abusive behaviour?
a) The honeymoon phase
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b) The acute-battering phase
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c) The isolation phase
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d) The tension-building phase
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e) The contrition phase
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The persistent psychological, emotional, and physical abuse that characterizes intimate partner violence often leaves the victim believing that they are unable to change their situation regardless of what they do. Which term refers to this psychological condition?
a) An implicit theory
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b) Learned helplessness
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c) Confluence
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d) Dissonance
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e) Erotomania
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Psychologist Neil Malamuth argued that there are two distinct pathways that increase the risk for sexual violence. Men high on which trait or "pathway" do not associate sex with intimacy or affection and prefer casual, promiscuous sexual encounters?
a) Impersonal sexual orientation
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b) Hegemonic masculinity
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c) Hostile masculinity
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d) Toxic masculinity
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e) Psychopathic pathway
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Which example of an implicit theory, held by some child sex offenders, is characterized by a belief that the world is hostile and only children are trustworthy?
a) Uncontrollability
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b) Children as sexual objects
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c) Nature of harm
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d) Entitlement
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e) Dangerous world
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According to the Massachusetts Treatment Center (MTC) typology, which type of adult male rapist is highly impulsive and often commits their sex offences in the context of another crime?
a) Intra-familial rapist
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b) Vindictive rapist
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c) Opportunistic rapist
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d) Pervasively-angry rapist
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e) Sexually-motivated rapist
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