Exploring Social Learning Theory

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According to social learning theory, how do people learn attitudes and behaviors conducive to crime?

Through positive reinforcement only

Through negative reinforcement only

Through both positive and negative reinforcement (correct)

Through imitation and reinforcement

What did Robert Burgess and Ronald Akers believe about criminal behavior?

Criminal behavior is a function of norms that are not discriminative for noncriminal behavior

Criminal behavior is a function of norms that are not discriminative for criminal behavior

Criminal behavior is a function of norms that are discriminative for criminal behavior (correct)

Criminal behavior is a function of norms that are discriminative for noncriminal behavior

How does social learning theory broaden the focus compared to differential association theory?

By focusing on imitation and reinforcement

By specifying the process of learning from other people

By considering individual factors that influence crime

By including the observation of rewards for behavior (correct)

According to social control theories, what is the focus of study?

Why people do not commit crimes Signup and view all the answers

What did Walter Reckless compare criminality to?

A biological immune response Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of containment in Reckless' theory?

Internal and external Signup and view all the answers

According to Travis Hirschi, what are the four components of the social bond?

Attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief Signup and view all the answers

According to the power-control theory, why are girls less delinquent than boys?

Because girls have a stronger emotional bond with their mothers Signup and view all the answers

What is the control ratio in control-balance theory used to determine?

The probability of engaging in deviance Signup and view all the answers

Which family type, according to power-control theory, treats their daughters more like their sons?

Egalitarian families Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used in control-balance theory for individuals with high levels of control over others?

Autonomous individuals Signup and view all the answers

According to social learning theory, how do individuals learn attitudes and behaviors conducive to crime?

Through both positive and negative reinforcement Signup and view all the answers

What did sociologist Robert Burgess and criminologist Ronald Akers believe about criminal behavior?

Criminal behavior is a function of norms and learning Signup and view all the answers

What are the two ways in which social learning occurs, according to the text?

Imitation and observation Signup and view all the answers

What does social control theory focus on?

Why people do not commit crime Signup and view all the answers

According to Walter Reckless, what is containment theory?

The theory that crime is a failure of control mechanisms Signup and view all the answers

According to Travis Hirschi, what are the four components of the social bond?

Attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief Signup and view all the answers

What is the main individual-level cause of crime, according to Hirschi and Gottfredson?

Low self-control Signup and view all the answers

According to Hirschi and Gottfredson, the lack of self-control is a result of

Parental emotional investment Signup and view all the answers

According to the power-control theory, why are girls less delinquent than boys?

Girls are more emotionally bonded with their mothers Signup and view all the answers

According to control-balance theory, what is the term used for individuals with high levels of control over others?

Control surplus Signup and view all the answers

According to social learning theory, how do people learn attitudes and behaviors conducive to crime?

Through differential association Signup and view all the answers

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According to social learning theory, how do people learn attitudes and behaviors conducive to crime?

What did Robert Burgess and Ronald Akers believe about criminal behavior?

How does social learning theory broaden the focus compared to differential association theory?

According to social control theories, what is the focus of study?

What did Walter Reckless compare criminality to?

What are the two types of containment in Reckless' theory?

According to Travis Hirschi, what are the four components of the social bond?

According to the power-control theory, why are girls less delinquent than boys?

What is the control ratio in control-balance theory used to determine?

Which family type, according to power-control theory, treats their daughters more like their sons?

What is the term used in control-balance theory for individuals with high levels of control over others?

According to social learning theory, how do individuals learn attitudes and behaviors conducive to crime?

What did sociologist Robert Burgess and criminologist Ronald Akers believe about criminal behavior?

What are the two ways in which social learning occurs, according to the text?

What does social control theory focus on?

According to Walter Reckless, what is containment theory?

According to Travis Hirschi, what are the four components of the social bond?

What is the main individual-level cause of crime, according to Hirschi and Gottfredson?

According to Hirschi and Gottfredson, the lack of self-control is a result of

According to the power-control theory, why are girls less delinquent than boys?

According to control-balance theory, what is the term used for individuals with high levels of control over others?

According to social learning theory, how do people learn attitudes and behaviors conducive to crime?

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