Question 1

Which type of adult male rapist seeks to humiliate and degrade his victim as the primary motive for sexual assault?

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The vindictive rapist's primary motive is to humiliate and degrade their victim. This type of rapist targets the victim as a way to exert power and control, focusing on causing emotional and psychological harm as much as physical harm.

Question 2

Studies have found that Internet or online sex offenders are typically which of the following?

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Question 3

Research on the relationship between paraphilic disorders and sexual offending have found which of the following statements to be true?

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Research has consistently found that individuals who commit sexual offenses against children are more likely to have a paraphilic disorder, particularly pedophilia. However, it is important to note that not all individuals with a paraphilic disorder will commit a sexual offense, and not all sexual offenders have a diagnosed paraphilic disorder.

Question 4

The song "Blurred Lines" has been criticized for promoting unhealthy ideas about consent and sexual behaviour. Young boys exposed to similar types of song lyrics that promote aggressive sexual behaviour are developing which type of cognitive structure that might facilitate sexual violence?

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Schemas are cognitive structures that organize complex information into patterns and facilitate the processing of new information. Exposure to song lyrics promoting aggressive sexual behavior can create schemas that normalize and facilitate sexual violence, particularly among young boys who may lack mature decision-making skills and impulse control.

Question 5

Which subgenre of horror films has been frequently criticized for its depictions of violence and sexual content?

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Slasher films are a subgenre of horror films that typically involve a serial killer who uses a weapon to murder a number of victims, often young women. They have received significant criticism over the years for their graphic depictions of violence and sexually suggestive content. These films often capitalize on the fear of violence against women, which has led to debate and controversy about their value as forms of entertainment.

Question 6

Content analyses of slasher horror films have found which of the following to be true?

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Content analyses of slasher horror films have consistently found that promiscuous female characters are more likely to die than other characters. This trend is known as "the final girl" trope, where the last survivor of a slasher attack is typically a chaste and innocent female.

Question 7

A convicted child sex offender being assessed by a correctional psychologist minimizes his offences by arguing that he never physically hurt any of his victims and that he suffers from uncontrollable urges. What do these arguments illustrate?

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Question 8

In Neil Malamuth's confluence model of sexual aggression, which causal pathway features attitudes and beliefs that accept violence against women, hostile attitudes towards women, and aggressive attitudes about sexual relationships?

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The hostile masculinity pathway is characterized by attitudes and beliefs that accept violence against women, hostile attitudes towards women, and aggressive attitudes about sexual relationships. This pathway suggests that men who identify strongly with traditional gender roles, including the belief that men should be dominant and women subservient, are more prone to act aggressively towards women.

Question 9

Deviant patterns of sexual arousal are typically assessed with which of the following?

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Deviant patterns of sexual arousal are typically assessed with penile plethysmography, which measures changes in penile blood flow in response to visual or auditory stimuli depicting sexually arousing material. PET scans, Rorschach tests, Thematic Apperception Test, and projective personality tests are not used to assess deviant patterns of sexual arousal.

Question 10

Several indicators generally associated with an antisocial lifestyle have been linked to sexual violence, including which of the following?

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Question 11

What are the three basic legal elements that characterize legal definitions of stalking?

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the three major categories of stalkers.

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Question 13

Identify and describe the two streams of psychological theory that shaped Lenore Walker's concept of battered woman syndrome.

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Question 14

Identify and describe the major typologies of spousal assaulters.

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Question 15

Describe how a sex offender might develop a paraphilic disorder using deviant sexual preference theory. In your answer, describe the role of classical and operant conditioning in the acquisition of and maintenance of paraphilic disorders.

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Question 16

What are implicit theories? Identify the five implicit theories held by child sex offenders that contribute to or facilitate their sexual aggression.

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Question 17

Identify and describe the two major pathways in Malamuth's (2003) confluence model of sexual aggression.

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Question 18

Identify and briefly describe the two major categories of risk factors for sexual violence.

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Question 19

Using attachment theory and social learning theory, discuss the development of stalking and intimate partner violence and why the two types of crime may be related.

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Question 20

From a schema-based model perspective, explain how sexually deviant behaviour develops. Use examples from contemporary society (e.g., media) to illustrate how schemas may develop.

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Quiz 12: Interpersonal Violence