| Assignment Number 14 Discussion/Writing Assignment Moeller Chapter 5. Family factors. Pages 111-125. |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 10-26-04 Psychology/Criminal Justice 317 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| 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) | ||