Criminology INDIVIDUALISTIC THEORIES Flashcards
(13 cards)
Who did operant conditioning
Skinner
Who did classical conditioning
Pavlov
What did Sutherland do
University of crime
What did Bowlby do
Maternal deprevation
What’s the positives and negatives of maternal deprivation theory? And who talks about it?
Good because investigated prisoners and lots of them had maternal deprivation in prison,
bad because it only relies on childhood experience
doesn’t include children who didnt have mothers growing up.
Bowlbys theory
What did Eysneck talk about?
Introvert vs extravert and neuroticism vs emotional stability. E N P
positives and negatives of the enp theory and who talks about it?
Good because some studies support it, bad because personality can change throughout your life and it’s easy to lie on the personality report. Eysneck
What is operant conditioning?
Reinforcement of behaviour, positive reinforcement is when a particular behaviour is followed by a consequence that is seen as desirable. Negative reinforcement occurs when something negative already present is removed.
What is ID, EGO AND SUPEREGO?
ID controls selfish urges
EGO seeks rational and sensible control
SUPEREGO is our moral conscience.
Need a balance of all three
What theories are social learning theories
Bandura, Bowlby and Sutherland.
What theories are behaviourist theories
Operant conditioning and classical conditioning.
What is classical conditioning and who talks about it
Learning by association, eg dogs salivate because of a bell ringing, Pavlov
Positives and negatives of classical conditioning
Positives is it shows the importance of the environment on our behaviour and was proven with humans and animals
Negatives is it ignores the thinking between the stimulus and response.
