Assignment Number 14
Discussion/Writing Assignment

Moeller Chapter 5. Family factors. Pages 111-125.
Student Name _____________________
Date due: 10-26-04
Psychology/Criminal Justice 317
Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.
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Spacing. Papers must be typed, double spaced.
8-1/2 X 11 paper. In order to make handling papers easy and to ensure that none are misplaced, all papers are expected to be 8-1/2 X 11 inches, stapled, and with no torn, spiral notebook edges.
Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available in the small group will facilitate discussion.
1. According to the video: The Power of the Situation, what is the theme of social psychology?
2. According to the video: The Power of the Situation, what is the fundamental attribution error?
3. What are the conclusions regarding the "Cycle of Violence" hypothesis? Be sure to include methodological flaws that limit our full understanding of the validity of the theory. (113-114)
4. Summarize the relationship between family composition and violence. Be sure to indicate that such relationships describe the risk of delinquency, not that delinquency will necessarily occur. (115-119)
5. Summarize the relationship between environmental stressors and antisocial and hyperaggressive behaviors. (119-123)