PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Token Economy, Reinforcement, Reality Principle

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3402
• Professor: Shelley Brown

Document Summary

Psychodynamic theories of crime: freud, criminal behaviour results from dynamic internal forces within an individual, nature of these forces and conflicts between them, influenced by childhood experiences, three primary stages: id, ego, superego. Id: focuses on basic biological urges (survival, acting aggressive, sex, guided by the pleasure principle - obtain immediate pleasure and avoid pain, doesn"t account rules in society, expectations, etc. Ego: manages conflict between id and superego tries to find a middle ground, reality principle - satisfy demands of id while satisfying constraint of superego. Friday, february 3, 2017: self control leads to, ability to delay gratification, sensitivity to others, willingness to place restraints on activities, criticisms: largely supported but, self control not sole cause of crime, tautological. Learning theories of crime: based on principles of conditioning, developed in response to criticisms about psychodynamic theories, psychodynamic processes are not observable and not testable.