Criminology Subject Practice Test
Criminology Subject Practice Test
9. Phillip was about to rape a women when a 15. The theory in criminology, which maintains
thought inside his head say “Don’t do it. It’s a that a person commits crime or behaves criminally
sin”. Phillip out of lust, still continued his act. What mainly because he or she is being possessed by evil
aspect of human psyche is that voice?* spirits or something of natural force that controls
a. Conscience his/her behavior is called:*
b. Super ego A. Devine Will Theory
c. ID B. Demonological Theory
d. both a and b C. Classical Theory
D. All of these
10. Is a criminal act that is modeled or inspired by
a previous crime that has been reported in the media 16. This theory states that crime is an economic
or described in fiction.* concept. It places emphasis on the notion that a
A.Copycat crime person expects to be rewarded if he commits a
B. Suggesto-imitative assaults crime.*
C. Imitation crime A. Routine Activities Theory
D. Idolized crime B. Rational Choice theory
C. Economic Theory
D. Free Will Theory
17. Which of the following best explains why 22. Which of the following choices does not relate
Cesare Lombroso was regarded as the father of to the characteristics of classical theory in criminal
modern Criminology?* law?*
A. He established the Positivist School A. The basis in criminal liability is human free will
B. He contributed through Empirical research to the and the purpose of penalty is retribution
field of criminology B. It has endeavored to establish a mechanical and
C. Founded the anthropological study which direct proportion between crime and penalty
became the pillar of the positivists school of C. That man is essentially a moral creature with an
Criminology absolutely free will to choose good and evil
D. He studied thousands of criminals D. That man is occasionally subdued by a strange
and morbid phenomenon
18. In Differential Association Theory,
______________ stressed that criminal conduct is 23. Hydraulic model is also referred to as _____
learned behavior and that learning occurs through theory.*
communication and association with others who are A. Passive-aggressive
in a criminal mind.* B. Psychodynamic
A. Cesare Beccaria C. Social learning
B. Cesare Lombroso D. Darwinian perspective
C. Cesare Montano
D. Edwin Sutherland 24. Identify the correct statement of Richard
Dugdale about the Juke Family Tree.*
19. This theory states that obedience to the norms A. Criminals in general were different from non-
of lower-class culture places people in conflict with criminal
norms of the dominant culture.* B. Heredity as a source of criminality based on
A. Theory of anomie studies of generations of criminals in relations to
B. Strain theory degeneracy and depravity
C. Differential association theory C. Crime is a result of social conflict
D. Culture conflict theory D. Criminality was a product of physical stigmata
20. Otlum is a timid young boy who keeps getting 25. Who expounded the idea and belief that movies,
bullied for his cerebrotonic temperament. He television, reading material, and printed media
always wanna feel belonged to a group but he greatly affect young people to lurk into delinquency
doesn’t have the courage to join gangs or group in and crime?
his school because of his fragile ego and body. Gabriel Tarde
What gang would mostly Otlum belong?* A. Gabriel Tarde
a. Corner boy B. Edwin Sutherland
b. Interstitial C. Karl Marx
c. Conflict gang D. Richard Dugdale
d. Retreatist gang
26. In human personality which of the following
21.It is a set of logically related explanatory can differentiate reality from fantasy?*
hypotheses that are consistent with a body of A. Id
empirical facts and may suggest more empirical B. Ego
relationships.* C. Superego
a. Theory D. Super id
b. Contemplation
c. Speculation 27. In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious wish
d. Theoria for death is called ____.
A. Eros
B. Mortem
C. Thanatos
D. Ethos
28. This emphasizes that crime-ridden environs as 34. The Differential Association Theory provides a
those in which residents are uninterested in good illustration of a social learning approach and
community matters, therefore, the common sources according to this theory, criminal behavior is-*
of control in terms of family, school or church are A. Result of an emotional disturbance
weak and mess up, what theory are we referring to? B. An innate quality of goodness or badness
* C. Learned and not inherited
A. Social disorganization theory D. An excess of wisdom
B. Social learning theory
C. Development theory 35. Otlum, because of poverty, forced to steal from
D. Cultural deviance theory convenience store to satisfy his hunger. What
source of coercion is this?*
29. What is this THEORY puts the focus on the a. Interpersonal coercion
process of naming behaviours and the people that b. Impersonal coercion
perform them.* c. Personal coercion
A. Functionalist d. Economic coercion
B. Rational choice e. Two sources of coercion.
C. Anomie
D. Labelling 36. As a third alternative, overcomes the
weaknesses of abductive and deductive reasoning
30. In this theory includes that in egalitarian via adopting a pragmatist perspective*
families, in which the husband and the wife share a. Inductive Reasoning
similar positions of power at home and in the b. Deductive Reasoning
workplace –daughters gain a kind of freedom that c. Abductive Reasoning
reflects reduced parental control.* d. Nota
a. Marginalization theory
b. Adler's theory of masculinity 37. This explains that in crime causation, biology
c. Power control theory can affect psychology, which can affect social well-
d. Critical feminist being, which can further affect biology, and so on.*
e. Opportunity theory a. The “Bio” component
b. The “Psycho” component
31. This theory supports that behavior is regulated c. The “Social” component
by behavioral activating inhibition systems that are d. The BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL
two opposing mechanisms.*
a. Reward dominance theory 38. The 3 stages of theory development are _____
b. Behavior theory a. Deductive, abductive, and inductive
c. Differential association theory b. Speculative, descriptive and constructive
d. Psychological theory c. Problem, conclusion, and solution
d. Idea, knowledge, and proof.
32. This is the study of the perception of reality
and of the mental processes, which is concerned 39. Mitoy and Bambi were board passers who then
with how people morally represent and reason applied to PNP. Eventually, Kardo begin to distrust
about the world.* the society when he failed despite of being a
a. Cognitive theory topnotcher while Narda who is just a passer
b. Attachment theory successfully included to the successful applicant
c. Personality theory because his father is a well-known high official of
d. Self-control theory the government. Instead of pursuing his dream, he
became member of NPA. What theory best
33. This refers generally to theories of individual describes the situation?*
psychology that investigate how moral reasoning a. Relative deprivation theory
emerges in the individual and develops as the b. Cultural deviance theory
individual matures.* c. Delinquent subculture theory
a. Moral development theory d. Differential opportunity theory
b. Behavioral theory
c. Cognitive theory
d. Nota
40. He emphasized that a person is not born with 7. This suggests that people feel emotions first then
the ability to behave violently.* act upon them. This is a theory that emotion and
A. Albert Bandura psychological reaction occur simultaneously. These
B. Albert Hoffman actions include changes in muscular tension,
C. Albert Doderlein perspiration etc.
D. None of the above
a. JAMES-LANGE THEORY
QUIZ 3-HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND b. CANON-BARD THEORY
VICTIMOLOGY c. TWO FACTORY THEORY
1. What occurs when a victim unintentionally b. Nota
makes it easier for an offender to commit a crime, a
victim may, and in this way be a catalyst for 8. This is the inability to retain information, which
victimization ? has just been seen or read.
2. In Sigmund Freud's psychosexual development, 9. Moral development theory"; the basic moral
in phallic stage, the libido focuses on what? principles and social norms are learned through
social interaction and roleplaying was introduced
A. Bowel and bladder control by _________
B. Mouth area
C. Genitals a. Lawrence Kohlberg
D. Sexual interest b. Sigmund Freud
c. Jean Piaget
3. A manifestation of mental disorder through an d. Lev Vygotsky
erroneous perception without an external object of
stimulus. 10. Part of moral development theory; individuals
A. Mania examine customs and social rules according to their
B. Hallucination own sense of universal human rights, moral
C. Illusion principles, and duties- adults after age
D. Delusion
a. Preconventional level
4. What kind of crime victim does these people who b. Conventional level
experience the harm intensely through media c. Postconventional level
publicity as their source of information? d. Nota
A. Specific crime victim 11. A man who has been unkind to his wife buys
B. Tertiary crime victims her flowers (but does not apologize).
C. direct crime victim a. Undoing
D. indirect crime victim b. Introjection
c. Projection
5. It is defined as the way people react to d. Sublimation
frustration. This could be attributed to individual
differences and the way people prepared in the 11. These people are just simply confused and that
developmental task they faced during the early they could experience hallucination or delusion,
stages of their life. these people falls on the category of bizarre
a. Coping mechanism behavior. What does hallucination mean?
b. Defense mechanism
c. Fight/flight A. Bizarre behavior
d. Frustration Tolerance B. impaired functioning
C. false belief
D. false perception
12. It is having or claiming to have the power of 16. Under Analytic Psychology, the libidinal energy
seeing objects or actions beyond the range of is expected in learning to walk, talk and other skills
natural vision. necessary for survival.
13. According to Erik Erikson, during this time we 17. Is the focus of attention until the next child is
start pondering our accomplishments and we born, at which time he/she is “dethroned”.
develop integrity if we see ourselves as leading a
successful life. If we see our lives as fruitless, feel A. First Born
guilty about past situations, or feel that we did not B. Second Bord
accomplish our life goals, we then become C. Only Child
displeased with life and establish anguish, often D. Youngest
leading to depression and hopelessness.
18. Horney maintained that ______ is caused by
A. Birth to 1 year disturbed human relationships, particularly that
B. 3 to 5 yrs old between parent and child.
C. 18 mos to 3 years old
D. 65 yrs & up A. Neurosis
B. Ego
14. Hans J, Eysenck had Biological Typology C. Psychosis
where he defined personality as the stable and D. Libido
enduring organization of a person’s character,
temperament, intellect and physique, which 19. When girls see her mother as rival for her
determines his/her unique adjustment to the father’s attention this complex is termed as…
environment. One of the dimensions of
temperament is that neuroticism ranges from A. Oedipus Complex
normal to fairly calm but tends to be quite nervous; B. Electra Complex
indicative of emotional overreaction and having C. Penis Envy
difficulties adjusting to normal state after emotional D. Athena Complex
experiences.
20. It develops itself from the pleasure and pain
A. Stability-instability level and from the discovery that the behavior of
B. Psychoticism the seat of psychic energy can have boring results.
C. Extroversion
D. Introversion A. ID
B. Ego
15. He believed the core motive behind personality C. Superego
involves striving for superiority, or the desire to D. Awareness
overcome challenges and move closer toward self-
realization. This desire to achieve superiority stems 21. It is one of the broad reactions to frustrations
from underlying feelings of inferiority that Adler which is manifested by sulking, retreating,
believed were universal. becoming indifferent and giving up.
24. Occurs when a victim makes it, unintentionally 30. If Petra witness to either a more or less serious
so, easier for an offender to commit a crime act of violence. Petra is considered as?
25. Occurs when a person actually does something 31. Who first coined the term victimology?
that incites another person to commit an illegal act
a. Cesare Beccaria
b. Robert Peel
a. victim precipitation c. Benjamin Mendelsohn
b. victim facilitation d. Hans Von Hentig
c. victim provocation
d. victimology 32. The person is incapable of becoming sexually
aroused unless pain or humiliation is incorporated
26. Pedro is injured as a direct result of an act of into sexual act:
violence committed against him. Pedro is
considered as a? a. masochism
b. algolagnia
a. Primary victim c. active algolagnia
b. Special victim d. maniac
c. Secondary victim
d. Related victim 33. These people are just simply confused and that
they could experience hallucination or delusion,
27. Juan is a person who suffers nervous shock these people fall into the category of bizarre
without himself being exposed to danger. He is behavior. What does hallucination mean?
referred as?
a. Bizarre behavior
a. Secondary victim b. false interpretation
b. Special victim c. false belief or grandeur
c. Primary victim d. false perception
d. Related victim
34. Victim provokes violent encounter or use of 40. Unfaithful boyfriend suspects his girlfriend to
words that cause physical confrontation with have other “LOVER”. The statement best describes;
offender.
A. sublimation
a. passive B. displacement
b. active C. suppression
c. facilitation D. projection
d. intentional
a. introvert ---
b. extrovert
c. ambivert 2. **A 35-year-old man with a history of theft is
d. pervert caught stealing from his employer. When
questioned, he claims that his actions were
37. The following are the factors that affects human influenced by an inability to achieve financial
behavior, except: success due to his social status. Which theory
applies best to his situation?**
a. Heredity
b. Environment a. Cultural Deviance Theory
c. Learning b. Social Disorganization Theory
d. Development c. Strain Theory (Merton)
d. Social Bond Theory
38. Behavior that departs from social norms is
otherwise known as _____ behavior ---
39. A 27 years old man having a mental capacity of a. Socio-economic deprivation in urban areas
a 4 years old child is considered as mentally b. Increased strain and frustration during the cold
retarded that falls of what particular category? months
c. Crimes against persons are more common
A. moron during colder months
B. idiot d. Property crimes increase in colder climates,
C. imbecile while violent crimes rise in warmer climates
D. dull-minded
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a. Classical School
b. Positivist School
c. Neoclassical School
d. Chicago School
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a. Client Fraud
b. Stings and Swindles
### 6. **Which classification of victim includes
CRIMINOLOGY 1 those unable to think clearly and who may be easily
--- exploited?**
- A. The Old
### 1. **Which law regulates the practice of the - B. The Female
criminology profession in the Philippines?** - C. The Immigrant
- A. R.A. 11131 - D. The Mentally Defective
- B. R.A. 6506
- C. R.A. 10175 ---
- D. R.A. 10912
### 7. **Which branch of criminology deals with
--- the punishment of crime and jail management?**
- A. Sociology of Law
### 2. **A criminologist studies the social - B. Penology
phenomenon of crime. According to Edwin H. - C. Etiology of Crime
Sutherland, criminology also includes which of the - D. Victimology
following?**
- A. The economic impact of crime ---
- B. The process of making laws, breaking laws,
and society’s reaction ### 8. **What does the term “White Collar Crime”
- C. The psychological rehabilitation of criminals refer to?**
- D. Political implications of criminal actions - A. Crimes committed in rural areas
- B. Economic crimes committed by individuals
--- of higher status
- C. Violent crimes committed by professionals
### 3. **Sociological Criminology focuses on - D. Crimes associated with property theft
crime in relation to:**
- A. Criminal justice system policies ---
- B. Demographic and group variables
- C. Biological causes of crime ### 9. **Which law mandates the Continuing
- D. Individual psychological traits Professional Development (CPD) for all regulated
professions in the Philippines?**
--- - A. R.A. 11131
- B. R.A. 6506
### 4. **Which theory posits that criminal behavior - C. R.A. 10175
is a learned process through socialization with - D. R.A. 10912
others?**
- A. Routine Activities Theory ---
- B. Differential Association Theory
- C. Strain Theory ### 10. **According to Cesare Lombroso, which
- D. Social Control Theory category describes a criminal with identifiable
hereditary traits?**
--- - A. Born Criminals
- B. Criminaloids
### 5. **Which of the following terms describes a - C. Pseudo-Criminals
condition where there is a breakdown of social - D. Insane Criminals
order and normlessness?**
- A. Victimology ---
- B. Social Control
- C. Anomie ### 11. **Which theory is associated with the idea
- D. Social Conflict that crime results from the absence of social norms?
**
--- - A. Routine Activity Theory
- B. Anomie Theory
- C. Social Control Theory
- D. Labeling Theory - A. R.A. 6506
- B. The Human Security Act of 2007
--- - C. The Anti-Money Laundering Act
- D. The Public Safety Act
### 12. **In Moffitt’s Dual Pathway Theory,
which group of offenders exhibit criminal behavior ---
that begins prior to puberty and continues into
adulthood?** ### 18. **Which sociological theory emphasizes
- A. Adolescent-Limited Offenders the convergence of a motivated offender, a suitable
- B. Life Course Persistent Offenders target, and the absence of a capable guardian?**
- C. Cultural Deviant Offenders - A. Differential Association Theory
- D. Retreatist Offenders - B. Social Learning Theory
- C. Routine Activities Theory
--- - D. Strain Theory
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### 8. **A suspect arrested for drug trafficking ### 2. **A 19-year-old man is caught shoplifting
claims that he joined the drug trade due to but claims that he only did it because his friends
economic hardship. He argues that it was the only pressured him into it. He explains that this was the
way to provide for his family. Which theory of first time he engaged in criminal behavior.
crime causation supports this justification?** According to Moffitt’s Dual Pathway Theory, this
- A. Social Learning Theory individual would likely be classified as:**
- B. Labeling Theory - A. Life Course Persistent Offender
- C. Economic Determinism - B. Adolescent-Limited Offender
- D. Classical Criminology - C. Criminaloid
- D. Born Criminal
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--- ### 7. **A young man involved in a gang robbery
justifies his actions by saying he only did it because
### 3. **A man steals money from his employer, he had to protect his gang members. Which of
reasoning that the company’s profits are Sykes and Matza's techniques of neutralization is he
excessively high and they wouldn’t miss the stolen using?**
amount. According to Sykes and Matza’s - A. Denial of responsibility
Neutralization Theory, this is an example of:** - B. Denial of injury
- A. Denial of injury - C. Appeal to higher loyalties
- B. Denial of victim - D. Condemnation of the condemners
- C. Appeal to higher loyalties
- D. Condemnation of the condemners ---
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### 6. **A man is arrested for selling illegal drugs ### 10. **A juvenile delinquent repeatedly
and claims that he did it to make money quickly commits minor offenses like vandalism and
because he felt society didn’t offer him any legal shoplifting. According to Hirschi’s Social Bond
ways to succeed. This reasoning aligns with which Theory, which weakened social bond is most likely
mode of adaptation in Merton’s Strain Theory?** contributing to this behavior?**
- A. Rebellion - A. Lack of commitment to conventional goals
- B. Innovation - B. Weak attachment to parents or school
- C. Retreatism - C. Limited belief in societal norms
- D. Ritualism - D. Lack of involvement in conventional
activities
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