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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scenario best exemplifies a situational crime precipitator?

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

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