Criminological Theory Exam 2 Set 1

analysis

the individual is the primary unit of what?

it is the source of motives

why is personality the major motivation element within individuals?

personality and behaviorism

two major ideas that characterized early psychological theories

personality

built on cognitive science, including personality disturbance, moral development, and disease of the mind

behaviorism

examines social learning with an emphasis on behavioral conditoning

distress or impairment

what does personality disorder cause?

cluster a disorder, cluster b disorder, cluster c disorder

three types of cluster disorders

bedwetting, cruelty to animals, fire setting, lying, stealing

early indicators of ASPD

id, ego, superego

what are the three components of personality according to Freud?

behavioral conditioning

a psychological principle that holds the frequency of any behavior can be increased or decreased through reward (association with stimuli)

Pavlov’s dogs

stimuli

what does classical conditoning relate to?

consequences

what does operant conditioning relate to?

natural response

what does unconditoned responses relate to

neutral stimuli

external factor that doesn’t normally elicit a response

conditioned response

dogs drooling in response to the bell

positive reinforcement

something is added to increase the likelihood of a behavior

positive punishment

something is added to decrease the likelihood of a behavior

negative reinforcement

something is removed to increase the likelihood of a behavior

negative punishment

something is removed to decrease the likelihood of a behavior

positive reinforcement

child gets praised from parent for good grades

positive punishment

parent scolding a child for fighting with their sibling

negative reinforcement

child cleans their room to avoid nagging parents

negative punishment

child losing iPad privileges after refusing to eat vegetables