Lecture crap

Question 1

Hostile (Expressive) Aggression

• AKA
• involves
• lack of
• age

Answer 1

• Affective, reactive, overt
  is Impulsive, Anger, high arousal, Vengeful, Direct confrontation
• Lack of social cognitions, Lack of control
   Begins early, Decreases w/ age

Question 2

Instrumental Aggression

• AKA
• involves
• intent
• age

Answer 2

• Proactive, covert
  Premeditated, Less emotional, Reward driven, Sly, underhanded, Reliance on cognitive capabilities,
• No original intent to harm
• Increases w/ age

Question 3

Social learning theory of aggression

• aggression caused by?
• age aggression display
• interacting factors (5)

Answer 3

• Severe aggressive acts product of multiple causes
• aggressive people 1st display aggressive behavior at very early age
  Aggression product of:
   genetic
   perinatal
   physiological
   familial
   learning

Question 4

Violence definition

Answer 4

Destructive physical aggression intentionally directed at harming other persons or objects
 May be methodical or random, sustained or fleeting, intensive or uncontrolled

Question 5

Normal process of social info

• by?
• 5 steps
• violent behavior results if?
• aggressive young ppl with steps?
• etiology of violent behavior (4)

Answer 5

Dodge and Crick
encoding social cues
making sense of these cues
cognitive search for appropriate response
 deciding on best option for making response 
making response
-Deficits & biases at any step
- search for and encode less social cues; tend to pay more attention to cues after the violence 
1. Distal Antecedents 
2. Early indicators 
3. Developmental processes
4. Maintenance opportunities

Question 6

Etiology of violent behavior:

1. Distal Antecedents (3)
2. Early indicators (3)
3. Developmental processes
4. Maintenance opportunities

Answer 6

(1) Biological factors (e.g. brain dysfunction)
Psychological factors (e.g. impulsiveness)
Environmental factors (e.g. high crime neighborhood)
(2) Conduct disorder, Poor parenting, Early aggression
(3) School failure, Cognitive style (hostile attributions) Substance abuse
(4) Peers, Opportunities, Socioenconomic deprivation (all strengthen behaviors that have developed)

Question 7

• Anger definition

- dysfunctional anger

Answer 7

emotional state most often associated w/ violent behavior

- when neg consequences arise as result

Question 8

• Moral reasoning: cognitive distortions

Answer 8

lead to rationalization (self-justification) of violent behavior

Question 9

Homicide demographics

Answer 9

Male, Young
 Committed in process of family violence or felony
 Weapons: Guns, knives

Question 10

Four theory types of pedophilia

• by
• 4

Answer 10

• Finkel and Araji
  1. Emotional congruence- childish interests, emotional needs, feel most comfortable with children
  2. Sexual arousal- aroused to atypical stimuli
  3. Blockage- unattainable sexual and emotional gratification
  4. Disinhibiton- poor self-reg or self-control

Question 11

Serial’s developmental aspects

- 4

Answer 11

Dysfunctional families w/ histories of 
 Abuse
 Neglect
 Domestic violence
 Isolated & lonely in childhood & adolescence

Question 12

Novoco said?

- processes involved?

Answer 12

for someone to become angry there has to be an event to physio trigger process. Processes involve biases involved w/ encoding (attentional cueing, seeing behavior as being aggressive or intentional)

Question 13

The term homicide?

Answer 13

is neutral and doesn’t imply criminal intent

Question 14

Voluntary manslaughter

Answer 14

murder committed under a mitigating circumstance but for the mitigating circumstance provocation by world is not sufficient enough

Question 15

Prisoners more likely to?

- how many x’s likely to have APD

Answer 15

suffer psychosis or depression vs. gen public

- 10x

Question 16

Dominant theory of sex offenders

Answer 16

sexual socialization plays a crucial role in sex offending