Psychological Explanations of Offending Behaviour (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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Who created differential association theory and in what year?
Who created differential association theory and in what year?
Edwin Sutherland in 1939
What type of explanation is differential association theory?
What type of explanation is differential association theory?
Psychological explanation
What are 'favourable differentiations' in differential association theory?
What are 'favourable differentiations' in differential association theory?
Pro-criminal messages & attitudes
How does differential association theory say criminal behaviour is acquired?
How does differential association theory say criminal behaviour is acquired?
Through learning processes
What makes someone more likely to engage in crime according to the theory?
What makes someone more likely to engage in crime according to the theory?
More pro-crime than anti-crime exposure
What limitation did Matsueda (1988) identify in differential association theory?
What limitation did Matsueda (1988) identify in differential association theory?
Core concepts were too vague & unclear
How many newly convicted criminals did Alarid et al. (2000) examine?
How many newly convicted criminals did Alarid et al. (2000) examine?
1,153
For which group did Alarid et al. find particularly strong explanatory power?
For which group did Alarid et al. find particularly strong explanatory power?
Male offenders
What does differential association theory explain well as a strength?
What does differential association theory explain well as a strength?
Why crime rates are higher in certain areas
Which type of crime does differential association theory struggle to explain?
Which type of crime does differential association theory struggle to explain?
Individualistic crimes like embezzlement