Differential association - Quiz
Differential association
  • 1. According to Sutherland, how is criminal behavior acquired?
A) It is learned from other individuals.
B) It is a result of low intelligence.
C) It is an inherited trait.
D) It is caused by biological abnormalities.
  • 2. In what social context does the principal part of learning criminal behavior occur?
A) Through random encounters with strangers.
B) Within intimate personal groups.
C) Through mass media and television.
D) In formal educational institutions.
  • 3. What determines whether a person becomes delinquent according to this theory?
A) The presence of psychological trauma.
B) An excess of definitions favorable to violating the law.
C) An imbalance of socioeconomic status.
D) A lack of basic moral education.
  • 4. What does the learning of criminal behavior include?
A) Techniques, motives, drives, and rationalizations.
B) Biological predispositions to violence.
C) Only the specific methods for committing crimes.
D) Only the psychological justification for crime.
  • 5. Which of the following variables affects differential associations?
A) Frequency, duration, priority, and intensity.
B) Social class and physical geography.
C) Intelligence quotient and cognitive speed.
D) Genetic markers and physical appearance.
  • 6. How does Sutherland describe the process of learning criminal behavior compared to other learning?
A) It is faster than learning non-criminal behavior.
B) It requires a unique cognitive process.
C) It involves the same mechanisms as any other learning.
D) It is more complex than other learning types.
  • 7. Why does Sutherland argue that general needs and values do not explain criminal behavior?
A) Non-criminal behavior also stems from the same needs and values.
B) Criminals lack all normal human values.
C) Needs and values are irrelevant to human actions.
D) Criminal behavior is independent of human needs.
  • 8. What is one unique aspect of Sutherland's theory regarding its scope?
A) It focuses exclusively on lower-class crime.
B) It applies to white-collar and corporate crime.
C) It only applies to juvenile delinquency.
D) It applies only to violent crimes.
  • 9. What is a major criticism of differential association theory?
A) It ignores the role of social interaction.
B) It is too focused on socioeconomic status.
C) It focuses too much on biological factors.
D) It neglects individual personality traits.
  • 10. What role does communication play in criminal behavior according to the theory?
A) Communication is unrelated to the learning process.
B) Communication prevents crime from occurring.
C) Communication only happens after a crime is committed.
D) Criminal behavior is learned through interaction with others via communication.
  • 11. How are motives and drives specifically learned?
A) From innate biological instincts.
B) From definitions of legal codes as favorable or unfavorable.
C) From the physical environment of the crime.
D) From peer pressure regardless of legal codes.
  • 12. What concern is raised regarding the theory's view of individuals?
A) It assumes individuals are inherently good.
B) It overlooks that people are independent, rational actors.
C) It assumes people are too rational.
D) It claims people have no personality.
  • 13. Who developed the theory of differential association?
A) Edwin Sutherland
B) Max Weber
C) Karl Marx
D) Emile Durkheim
  • 14. According to the text, what does Sutherland consider the 'self' to be?
A) A product of hereditary status
B) An unchanging internal essence
C) A fixed biological trait
D) A social construct
  • 15. According to the text, how do individuals make sense of their everyday experiences?
A) Using mathematical formulas
B) Using historical archives
C) Using indexicality methods
D) Using biological instincts
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