Criminal Psychology

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Define 'recidivism'
Habitual relapse into criminal behaviour (re-offending)
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Describe what the participants in Loftus and Palmer's study were asked to do
Watch a clip of a car accident, then give their account of what happened using a questionnaire. The critical question asked for their judgements of the cars speed.
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What were the results of Loftus and Palmers study in experiment 1?
The verb 'smashed' was perceived to be the highest speed at 40.8mph
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What did they conclude in this study?
The phrasing of the question altered the participants memory, whereby 'smashed' was perceived to be more severe than 'collided'
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Token Economy Programmes are based off which theory?
Operant Conditioning
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What is a disadvantage of anger management?
Does not factor for individual differences - usually works on a group basis, so is not attentive for individual needs and therefore may not be as effective.
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What factors influence crime?
The media and SLT
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What is meant by 'vicariously learning'
Learning from the success/failure of others before committing the act yourself.
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In this instance, what is the motive for shoplifting?
Being positively reinforced by the trill of shoplifting, so they do it again.
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