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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_, men are most at risk of attack from people they, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_.

A don’t know; don’t know; childhood

B know; don’t know; young adulthood

C don’t know; don’t know; adulthood

D know; know; young adulthood

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Correct Answer: know; don’t know; young adulthood

Which of the following sources provide information about crime in society?

A The media

B Personal experience

C Crime statistics, research data such as that found on the internet

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

The percentage of people who report being a victim of particular sort of crime in the previous year is known as the_rate, as it opposed to the frequency of crimes being committed in one year which is known as__rates.

A prevalence; prevalence

B victim; criminal

C incidence; prevalence

D prevalence; incidence

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Correct Answer: prevalence; incidence

Sexual also rates have increased from 1970 to 1990. What might this be the result of?

A It may indicate higher level of sexual abuse

B It may indicate an increased awareness of the dangerous abuse

C It may reflect changes in the definition of some abuse (e.g to include more acts) producing an increase in the numbers

D It may indicate all of the above

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Correct Answer: It may indicate all of the above

Victim surveys generally indicate______ rate of victimization than do number of crimes known to the police.

A lower

B higher

C inferior

D similar

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Correct Answer: higher

What can we correctly state about young offenders?

A Children rated most trouble some at an early age tend become the more persistent offenders

B Some research suggests that for 8- 25 years old most offending occurs at about 16- 17 years and tail of to a plateau

C Young offenders are rarely imprisoned for a single offence, rather for a number of offences

D All of the above we can correctly state about young offenders

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Correct Answer: All of the above we can correctly state about young offenders

Which of the following interventions aimed at a variety of factors (believed to affect the risk of criminality) produced the most promising outcomes according to Yoshikawa (1965)?

A Direct support for parents and early childhood education

B Interventions which take place between prenatal and primary school entry

C Direct support for parents

D Early education

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Correct Answer: Early education

What were the predictors of sexual delinquency by Langstrom in his study of 15- 20 years old?

A Early childhood conduct disorder

B Those factors which predict non- sexual delinquency such as low family income, poor accommodation, poor parenting

C Early onset of sexually abusive behavior, male victims, multiple victims and poor social skills

D Previous criminality, psychopathy and use of death/ threats at time of index offence

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Correct Answer: Early onset of sexually abusive behavior, male victims, multiple victims and poor social skills

What can we not say about moral reasoning and delinquency?

A When moral issues are related to crime the differences between male delinquents and male non- delinquents are their greatest

B Male delinquents are typically at Kohlberg’s pre- conventional level compare to male non- delinquents

C Offenders were typically at Kohlberg’s conventional level of moral reasoning, i.e. obtaining social approval compared non- offenders

D Non-offenders males tend to be at a lower level of moral reasoning than non- offendring females

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Correct Answer: Offenders were typically at Kohlberg’s conventional level of moral reasoning, i.e. obtaining social approval compared non- offenders

Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:

A abuse causes post-traumatic stress and thus a need to re- enact the experience

B if a mother has been abused this increases the risk of a child’s potential for being an abuser in the future

C physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood

D the effect of violence are more generally pathogenic than simply ‘violence leads to violence

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Correct Answer: physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood

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Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_, men are most at risk of attack from people they, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_.

Which of the following sources provide information about crime in society?

The percentage of people who report being a victim of particular sort of crime in the previous year is known as the_rate, as it opposed to the frequency of crimes being committed in one year which is known as__rates.

Sexual also rates have increased from 1970 to 1990. What might this be the result of?

Victim surveys generally indicate______ rate of victimization than do number of crimes known to the police.

What can we correctly state about young offenders?

Which of the following interventions aimed at a variety of factors (believed to affect the risk of criminality) produced the most promising outcomes according to Yoshikawa (1965)?

What were the predictors of sexual delinquency by Langstrom in his study of 15- 20 years old?

What can we not say about moral reasoning and delinquency?

Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_____, men are most at risk of attack from people they____, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_____.

Which of the following sources provide information about crime in society?

The percentage of people who report being a victim of particular sort of crime in the previous year is known as the_____rate, as it opposed to the frequency of crimes being committed in one year which is known as______rates.

Sexual also rates have increased from 1970 to 1990. What might this be the result of?

Victim surveys generally indicate______ rate of victimization than do number of crimes known to the police.

What can we correctly state about young offenders?

Which of the following interventions aimed at a variety of factors (believed to affect the risk of criminality) produced the most promising outcomes according to Yoshikawa (1965)?

What were the predictors of sexual delinquency by Langstrom in his study of 15- 20 years old?

What can we not say about moral reasoning and delinquency?

Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:

Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_, men are most at risk of attack from people they, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_.

The percentage of people who report being a victim of particular sort of crime in the previous year is known as the_rate, as it opposed to the frequency of crimes being committed in one year which is known as__rates.