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Hancock Flashcards

1
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State the assumptions of the individual differences area

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  • in order to understand behaviour we must focus on our differences rather than what we have in common
  • human behaviour can be studied an measured when conducting research this can be measured through the use of psychometric testing
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2
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What is the key theme of Hancock’s study?

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measuring differences

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Give the aim of Hancock’s study

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to compare the crime narratives of psychopaths compared with non psychopath murders
speech was analysed for instrumenral world view, unique socioemotional needs, poverty of effect

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4
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What was the iv used in Hancock’s study?

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psychopaths or non psychopaths

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5
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What was the dv used in Hancock’s study?

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-score out of 40

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6
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State the design used in Hancock’s study

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self report

-semi structured interviews

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7
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State the method used in Hancock’s study

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quasi experiment

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Give strengths of the method used in Hancock’s study

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A strength of self report is that more detailed information can be obtained form each participant
For example elaborate on the crime they committed
Therefore increasing validity

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9
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Give weaknesses of the method used in Hancock’s study

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A weakness of self report is due to how time intensive it is only a few participants can be used
In this case only 14 participants
Reducing population validity

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`Describe the sample used in Hancock’s study

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  • self selected
  • 14 psychopaths, 38 non psychopaths male murders in a canadian correctional facility
  • crimes had been committed at different times
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11
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Describe instrumental and predatory world view

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Everything is theirs for taking

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Describe what unique socioecmotional needs means

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Basic physiological and material needs rather than higher levels of needs

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13
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Describe poverty of effect

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Lack ability to directly experience emotions

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Describe the procedure used in hancocks study

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Psychopathy assessment (PCL-R) characterised by 20 different criteria scored form 0-2
The clinical diagnostic cut off for psychopathy is 30 but the researcher used 25
Conducted by a trained prison psychologist
Then interviewed for 25 mins using the step wise interview
Text analysis tools were used to analyse

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15
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What two text analysis tools were used in hancock study?

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Wmatrix

DAL

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16
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Describe the text analysis tool Wmatrix

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Compare parts of speech and to analyse semantic concepts

17
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Describe the text analysis tool DAL

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Used to examine the affective tone of words

18
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What interview technique was used in hancocks study?

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Step wise

19
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Describe the results of Hancock’s study in terms of instrumental worldview

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Psychopaths used more subordinating conjunctions ie ‘so’ ‘because’ than non psychopaths
Psychopaths 1.82%
Controls 1.54%

20
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Describe the results of Hancock’s study in terms of unique socioemotional needs

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Psychopaths used approx twice as many words related to physiological and safety needs compared to controls

The controls used significantly more words related to social needs

21
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Describe the results of Hancock’s study in terms of poverty of effect

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Psychopaths used more past tense verbs and fewer verbs than controls
Psychopaths language was significantly less fluent
Psychopaths 33%more disfluencies

22
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Give all the conclusions made from Hancocks study

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Jfjfjfjf

23
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Give the controls used in Hancock’s study

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  • step wise
  • DAL
  • Wmatrix
  • PCL-R
24
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Describe instrumental and predatory world view

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Everything is theirs for taking

25
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Describe what unique socioecmotional needs means

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Basic physiological and material needs rather than higher levels of needs

26
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Describe poverty of effect

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Lack ability to directly experience emotions

27
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Describe the procedure used in hancocks study

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Psychopathy assessment (PCL-R) characterised by 20 different criteria scored form 0-2
The clinical diagnostic cut off for psychopathy is 30 but the researcher used 25
Conducted by a trained prison psychologist
Then interviewed for 25 mins using the step wise interview
Text analysis tools were used to analyse

28
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What two text analysis tools were used in hancock study?

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Wmatrix

DAL

29
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Describe the text analysis tool Wmatrix

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Compare parts of speech and to analyse semantic concepts

30
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Describe the text analysis tool DAL

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Used to examine the affective tone of words

31
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What interview technique was used in hancocks study?

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Step wise

32
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Describe the results of Hancock’s study in terms of instrumental worldview

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Psychopaths used more subordinating conjunctions ie ‘so’ ‘because’ than non psychopaths
Psychopaths 1.82%
Controls 1.54%

33
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Describe the results of Hancock’s study in terms of unique socioemotional needs

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Psychopaths used approx twice as many words related to physiological and safety needs compared to controls

The controls used significantly more words related to social needs

34
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Describe the results of Hancock’s study in terms of poverty of effect

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Psychopaths used more past tense verbs and fewer verbs than controls
Psychopaths language was significantly less fluent
Psychopaths 33%more disfluencies

35
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Give all the conclusions made from Hancocks study

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Jfjfjfjf

36
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Give the controls used in Hancock’s study

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  • step wise
  • DAL
  • Wmatrix
  • PCL-R

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