Deck 4: Risky Ages

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a way that teenage time use has changed since the early 20^th century?

A) Most teenagers had afternoon chores
B) Families rarely had dinner together
C) Most females had bedtimes before 11:00 PM
D) Teenage automotive access was much more limited than today

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What do time-based crime rates indicate?

A) Risk of crime based on time spent in a certain area
B) The amount of time people spend committing crimes
C) Time spent travelling to the location of a crime
D) The time of day a crime occurs

Answer 2

A

Question 3

During which of the following activities are youths most likely to engage in crime?

A) Work
B) School
C) Family activities
D) Unstructured peer activities

Answer 3

D

Question 4

During school days, when are teenagers most likely to fall victim to assault?

A) In the afternoon after school
B) In the morning before school
C) In the evening
D) At midnight

Question 5

What are time-use surveys? Why are they important to criminology?

Question 6

What is the connection between adult supervision and delinquency?

Question 7

What is the emphasis of situational inducement theory?

A) Neighborhood influence
B) Specific situations where delinquent acts take place
C) Situations where children spend time with their parents
D) Collateral consequences of the justice system

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a technique of neutralization?

A) Denial of injury
B) Denial of responsibility
C) Denial of peers
D) Condemnation of the condemners

Question 9

Which of the following is a technique for inducing social pressure on peers?

A) Dares
B) Ridicule
C) Threats of attack
D) All of the above

Question 10

What term is used to describe inconsistencies in an individual's moral rules?

A) Cognitive dissonance
B) Anomie
C) Social disorganization
D) Aggressive pressures

Question 11

Explain Matza's process of delinquency and drift.

Question 12

How is social learning theory similar to situational inducement theory?

Question 13

What term is used to describe the long-term tendency to commit crimes?

A) Criminality
B) Differential association
C) Anomie
D) Delinquency

Question 14

What is unique about a blending model?

A) Many different theories are blended together
B) It blends rational choice with social disorganization
C) Multiple social influence blend together
D) It helps to explain the strains people experience

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an element of Akers' social learning theory?

A) Differential association
B) Differential reinforcement
C) Imitation
D) Belief

Question 16

According to Judith Harris Rich, from whom do youths learn behaviors?

A) Parents
B) Peers
C) Teachers
D) All of the above

Question 17

According to Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory, how is criminality fostered?

Question 18

How is socialization a context-specific process?

Question 19

What is the largest group of delinquents?

A) Adult-dominated youths
B) Occasional delinquents
C) Most active delinquents
D) Violence-prone delinquents

Question 20

Which group is most likely to engage in violent acts?

A) Adult-dominated youths
B) Occasional delinquents
C) Most active delinquents
D) Violence-prone delinquents

Question 21

What is NOT true about adolescent relationships?

A) Relationships are changing constantly
B) Early romances last a matter of weeks or months
C) Most "best friendships" are permanent
D) Clique memberships tend to change often

Question 22

What is true about delinquent cliques?

A) They are small and transitory
B) Young offenders generally only belong to one clique
C) The same person always instigates delinquent acts
D) Roles are fixed within a clique

Question 23

Explain how youths "zigzag" through delinquency.

Question 24

What is the utility of mathematical smoothing of the age-crime curve?

Question 25

Which part of the brain is associated with sound judgment needed to keep emotions in check?

A) Amygdala
B) Prefrontal cortex
C) Brain stem
D) Limbic region

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT typical teenage behavior due to enhanced sociability?

A) Wanting to be seen as "cool"
B) Showing daring and prowess
C) Spending more time with parents
D) Breaking rules

Question 27

What do parents forget when they blame peer pressure for their children's bad behavior?

A) Their own children are going through the same changes as peers
B) Peer pressure is a myth
C) Per pressure is not associated with drug use
D) Teenagers rarely want to impress their friends

Question 28

What is the term for a risk wherein the risk-taker does not know the odds of getting hurt?

A) Certain risk
B) Unambiguous risk
C) Ambiguous risk
D) Unknown risk

Question 29

How do differences in the ways different areas of the brain develop lead to the risky period?

Question 30

How does experience help to curb engagement in risky behaviors?