Are You Prone to Criminal Behavior?

Self-control

Immediate gratification of needs or desires

They view crime as an easy and simple solution for fulfilling their desires

<p>Loss of property and privacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All individuals have the same motivations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A moral sense that prevents one from breaking social norms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Illegal acts committed by individuals in positions of power</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Being oriented to the present and physical</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Children learn low self-control</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Crimes are the result of natural human impulses to enhance pleasure and avoid pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impulsiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ineffective parenting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Above-average intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are the main influence on a person's propensity for crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acts of force or fraud undertaken in the pursuit of self-interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inadequate child-rearing practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mala in se crimes are inherently bad, while mala prohibita crimes are forbidden by the law</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are completely different concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Self-interest is one of the factors in their definition of crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Someone must monitor the child's behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The child will be less intent on immediate gratification of his or her needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The crime must be seen to entail a reward</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is present in human nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poor self-control is one of many factors that may contribute to criminal behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Several research studies have been conducted that support the theoretical views of the authors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The theory attributes variation in people's level of self-control solely to variation in parental behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By identifying indicators of impulsiveness and self-control and determining whether scales measuring these factors correlate with measures of criminality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There is no conclusive proof that criminals may be distinguished from non-criminals on the basis of personality alone</p> Signup and view all the answers