Cognitive Distortions (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What are cognitive distortions in criminal behaviour?
What are cognitive distortions in criminal behaviour?
Faulty thinking justifying antisocial acts
What is hostile attribution bias?
What is hostile attribution bias?
Interpreting neutral acts as threatening
Which type of aggression is hostile attribution bias linked to?
Which type of aggression is hostile attribution bias linked to?
Impulsive aggression
What did Holtzworth-Munroe & Hutchinson (1993) link hostile attribution bias to?
What did Holtzworth-Munroe & Hutchinson (1993) link hostile attribution bias to?
Domestic violence
What methodological concern exists with hostile attribution bias research?
What methodological concern exists with hostile attribution bias research?
Hypothetical situations lack validity
What is minimisation in cognitive distortions?
What is minimisation in cognitive distortions?
Underestimating seriousness of crimes
Which strategy is part of minimisation?
Which strategy is part of minimisation?
Attributing blame to the victim
What did Kennedy & Grubin (1992) find about sex offenders' use of minimisation?
What did Kennedy & Grubin (1992) find about sex offenders' use of minimisation?
Majority attempted to blame others
According to Maruna & Mann (2006), what function does minimisation serve?
According to Maruna & Mann (2006), what function does minimisation serve?
Post-crime coping strategy
What did Gudjonsson's Blame Attribution Inventory measure?
What did Gudjonsson's Blame Attribution Inventory measure?
How offenders attribute blame