CRI205H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Psychopathy, Information Processing, Impulsivity
6 Feb 2017
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Behavioural theory - approach that human actions = developed through variety of learning experiences over course of lifetime. Crimes = learned responses to life situations (don"t necessarily represent abnormal or morally immature responses) Behaviour modelling - process of learning aggressive acts from 3 sources: family members, emotional experiences & mass media. Cognitive school - studies perceptions of reality & mental processes required to understand world we live in. Moral & intellectual development theory --> people"s reasoning processes develop in orderly fashion, beginning from birth. Stage 1: obedience to power & avoidance of punishment. Stage 4: maintaining rules of society & serving welfare of group/society. Stage 5: recognizing individual rights w/in society w/ agreed-on rules (a social contract) Stage 6: assuming principles that apply to all humankind. Information processing --> when people make decisions, they engage in a thought process. Encode info --> search for proper response --> decide most appropriate action --> act upon it.
