OCR•A-Level•Psychology
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Criminal Psychology
Explanations of criminal behaviour, collection of evidence, and psychology of testimony
Practice 74 subtopics in Criminal Psychology. All questions match the OCR A-Level specification.
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Criminal Psychology is a key topic in the OCR A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers explanations of criminal behaviour, collection of evidence, and psychology of testimony.
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Definition of crimeMeasuring crimeOfficial statisticsSelf-report studiesVictim surveysBiological explanations of crimeGenetic factorsLombroso's atavistic formTwin and adoption studiesXYY syndromeBrain dysfunctionPrefrontal cortex damageAmygdala dysfunctionRaine's research on brain abnormalitiesBiochemistry and crimeTestosteroneSerotoninEvaluation of biological explanationsSocial explanations of crimeSutherland's differential associationSocial learning theoryModelling and imitationLabelling theorySelf-fulfilling prophecyPoverty and crimeSocial deprivationEvaluation of social explanationsPsychological explanationsCognitive explanationsMoral reasoning developmentCognitive distortionsHostile attribution biasEysenck's criminal personalityExtraversion, neuroticism, psychoticismConditioning and crimePsychodynamic explanationsMaternal deprivationEvaluation of psychological explanationsCollection of evidenceInterviewing suspectsPEACE modelReid techniqueFalse confessionsDNA evidenceForensic psychologyPsychology of testimonyEyewitness testimonyFactors affecting accuracyWeapon focusAnxiety effectsLeading questionsPost-event informationCognitive interviewChild witnessesDetecting liesVerbal and non-verbal cuesPolygraph testingJury decision makingCharacteristics of defendantExpert witnessesPre-trial publicityAims of punishmentDeterrenceIncapacitationRetributionRehabilitationEffectiveness of punishmentRecidivismTreatment of offendersCognitive skills programmesAnger managementToken economiesRestorative justiceEvaluation of treatments
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