Forensic and criminal psychologists should exercise great caution before assuming that the media plays a role in generating violent criminality. Which of the following would support this caution?

A. The media give a similar message about violence as do other sources of socialization. Indeed, the media give messages about when it is appropriate to use violence and when it is not
B. Young violent offenders prefer violent videos compared to controls but they also tend to have been abused by their parents. When this factor is taken into account their media consumption is not different from controls
C. Violent crime statistics in the states show a delayed effect as result of the introduction of violent television but this claim is not supported in Great Britain
D. All of the above

Related Mcqs:

Which of the following interventions aimed at a variety of factors (believed to affect the risk of criminality) produced the most promising outcomes according to Yoshikawa (1965)?
A. Direct support for parents and early childhood education
B. Interventions which take place between prenatal and primary school entry
C. Direct support for parents
D. Early education
Which of the following plays an important role in the regulation of respiration?
A. pons
B. hypothalamus
C. thalamus
D. midbrain
Clinical psychologists tend to endorse behaviorism more strongly, and counseling psychologists tend to endorse which of the following?
A. Eclectic approach
B. Psychodynamic
C. Humanistic
D. Biological
Wilson was the strong supporter of _________ plays vital role for shaping of behaviour?
A. Genes
B. Culture and environment
C. Past life
D. God or almighty
The brain structure that plays a critical role in ‘motivated’ behaviors such as eating and sexual activity is the ___________?
A. cerebral cortex
B. amygdala
C. corpus collosum
D. hypothalamus
Which neurotransmitter plays the most significant role in the regulating of schizophrenic symptoms?
A. gamma – aminobutyric acid (GABA)
B. epinephrine
C. acetylcholine
D. dopamine
One of the followings plays a vital role in nutrition of neurons and their protection by myelin sheath:
A. Axons
B. Dendrites
C. Neuroglia
D. Nissl’s granules
A part of forebrain that plays an important role in the formation of long term memory, and thus is required for learning:
A. Hypothalamus
B. Amygdala
C. Hippocampus
D. Cerebrum
Which brain structure plays a major role in eating behavior?
A. Hypothalamus
B. Hippocampus
C. Frontal lobe
D. Carpus Callosum
The orbitofrontal cortex: 1: Has critical implications for survival. 2: Serves a reward-decoding function. 3: Plays a very important role in emotion. 4: Is not involved in learning which stimuli are foods.
A. 1,2 & 3
B. 1 & 4
C. 2,3 & 4
D. 2 & 3