Soc 047 - Sociology of Criminology » Spring 2021 » Social Process Theories Quiz

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Question #1
Criminal techniques are learned, including the motives, drives, rationalizations, and attitudes associated with crime.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
When behavior is punished, this is referred to as:
A.   ​reconditioning.
B.   ​labeling reinforcement.
C.   direct conditioning.
D.   ​negative reinforcement.
Question #3
Which view states that becoming a criminal is a learning process in which potential delinquents master skills that enable them to counterbalance conventional values and drift back and forth between illegitimate and conventional behavior?
A.   ​differential reinforcement theory
B.   ​differential association theory
C.   social reaction theory
D.   ​neutralization theory
Question #4
One way in which schools perpetuate stigmatization is through ________, which identifies some students as college-bound and others as academic underachievers or potential dropouts.
A.   ​​the Head Start program
B.   ​​athletics
C.   the track system
D.   ​​prep courses
Question #5
Which is not an element of the social bond?
A.   ​involvement
B.   ​commitment
C.   ​containment
D.   achievement​
Question #6
Negative labels, such as being called a troublemaker, stigmatize the recipients of these labels and reduce their self-image. Those who accept or internalize these labels are more prone to engage in delinquent behaviors than those who do not.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
Which social bond refers to how much a person has invested in conventional society, or how much he or she has to lose?
A.   ​involvement
B.   ​commitment
C.   achievement
D.   ​attachment
Question #8
When young offenders claim their unlawful acts were not their fault, it is known as denial of responsibility.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
When an offender views the world as a corrupt place with a dog-eat-dog code, it is known as denial of injury.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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