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1.2 Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs

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Question 55

Asha, aged 13, has seen two older pupils, Rowan and Casey, write insulting messages on classroom desks. Rowan meets Asha regularly in the school library and is friendly and supportive towards her. Asha has only seen Casey, a popular pupil in another year group, a few times.

Using social learning theory, explain one reason why Asha may be more likely to identify with Rowan than with Casey.

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1.2 Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /1.2 Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs

135 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 1.2 Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs, covering 1.2.1 SLT: identification with role models, 1.2.2 SLT: observation and imitation, 1.2.3 SLT: vicarious reinforcement, 1.2.4 SLT: direct reinforcement and internalisation; criticisms, 1.2.5 SLT research study: Cooper and Mackie (1986), 1.2.6 Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory, 1.2.7 CNS, arousal and criminal personality, 1.2.8 Brain function, synapses and dopamine in psychoticism, 1.2.9 Dopamine reward, RAS and cortex in extroversion, 1.2.10 Autonomic nervous and limbic system in neuroticism, 1.2.11 Early socialisation and conditioning; criticisms, and 1.2.12 Criminal Personality research study: Heaven (1996). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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