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6.1 Criminal psychology

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Question 10

A teenager copies the shoplifting method of an older cousin he admires, without ever being rewarded for it.

Explain how social learning theory could account for the teenager's behaviour and one weakness of this explanation.

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6.1 Criminal psychology Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /6.1 Criminal psychology

48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 6.1 Criminal psychology, covering 6.1.1 Learning theories of criminality, 6.1.2 Biological explanations of criminality (Eysenck, 1964), 6.1.3 Effects of punishments on recidivism, and 6.1.4 Treatments to reduce criminal behaviour. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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