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1
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What does psychological theories focus on?

A

Individual risk factors

2
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Who pioneered psychoanalytic theory?

A

Sigmund Freud

3
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Freud focused on what part of life?

A

Childhood

4
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Which part of the mind operates under the pleasure principle?

A

Id

5
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Which part of the brain restrains unethical impulses?

A

Superego

6
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What does the ego do?

A

Balances unconscious desires with what one should do

7
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What does delinquency result from?

A
  • underdeveloped superego
  • overdeveloped superego
  • delinquent ego
8
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Whereas psychoanalytic theory focuses on childhood, behavioral psychology looks at…

A

Present

9
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What does behavioral psychology assume?

A

Assumes people respond to rewards and punishments

10
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What is the basics behind classical conditioning?

A

Cues/stimulus leads to certain responses/behavior

11
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What two principles does operant conditioning use?

A

Reinforcement and punishment

12
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Albert Bandura’s study about observational learning formed what theory?

A

Modeling theory

13
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What does cognitive psychology focus on?

A

A person’s thoughts and how a person thinks

14
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Cognitive structure refers to:

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Stable ways in which people think (cognitive skills, moral reasoning)

15
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Cognitive content refers to:

A

What people think (rationalizing why they commit crime)