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Situational Precipitators of Crime and Person-Situation Interaction
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Situational Precipitators of Crime and Person-Situation Interaction

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What type of offenders are described as calculating, with ingrained criminal dispositions, and their offenses involve planning?

  • Anti-social predators (correct)
  • Situational Precipitators
  • Provoked offenders
  • Mundane offenders
  • In the context of criminal behavior, what is a factor that can prompt a criminal response by producing emotional arousal?

  • Permissions
  • Provocations
  • Prompts (correct)
  • Pressures
  • What type of offenders are described as opportunistic in their offending behavior?

  • Provoked offenders
  • Situational Precipitators
  • Anti-social predators
  • Mundane offenders (correct)
  • Which concept refers to the tendency to lay claim to an area and defend it against intruders?

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

    What concept involves individuals performing behaviors they would not consider in other circumstances due to lack of personal identification?

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

    Which type of pressure involves individuals adopting group norms and standards of behavior even if contradictory to their personal values?

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

    What is the definition of a situational crime precipitator?

    <p>A trigger in the immediate environment that intensifies motivation to commit crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of person-situation interactions, what does 'rational choice' represent?

    <p>Any aspect of the environment triggering motivation to commit a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between an individual's psychological functioning and the immediate environment according to the text?

    <p>They are complementary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key focus area in the psychological study of person-situation interactions?

    <p>Immediate environment as a motivator for crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scenario best exemplifies a situational crime precipitator?

    <p>An isolated alley with poor lighting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do two broad research strands have emerged from regarding person-situation interactions?

    <p>Psychological study of immediate environment influence on individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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