Test Bank For Deviant Behavior by John Humphrey, Frank Schmalleger. Isbn. 9781544307923.
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Behavior Analysis
Test Bank For Deviant Behavior by John Humphrey, Frank Schmalleger. Isbn. 9781544307923.
Multiple Choice, Test Bank Deviant Behavior Test Bank Schmalleger. Test Bank For Deviant Behavior.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Deviant Behavior
Multiple Choice
1. Traditionally, there are two broad ways to define deviance. What are they?
A. normative and situational
B. mild and extreme
C. active and reactive
D. conformist and nonconformist
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. If I focus on defining deviance as human behavior that violates generally accepted
norms, I am using the ______ perspective to define deviance.
A. normative
B. situational
C. reactionist
D. relativistic
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
,3. If I understand deviance by focusing primarily on when and where it occurs, I am
using the ______ perspective.
A. cultural
B. conformist
C. normative
D. situational
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. How are social norms different from social roles?
A. Social norms refer to informal behavior expectations, while social roles refer to formal
behavior expectations.
B. Social norms are guides for behavior, while social roles are a set of social norms for
the behavior of individuals with specific statuses.
C. Social roles offer a general guide for behavior, while social norms are expectations
associated with specific statuses.
D. Social roles occur within the context of societies, while social norms occur within the
context of cultures.
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. When is the situational approach to defining deviance most useful?
A. when two cultures overlap
B. when norms conflict with desires
,C. when norms are widely agreed upon
D. when there is disagreement about norms
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. The prohibition against adults picking their noses with their fingers in public is an
example of ______.
A. techniques of neutralization
B. mores
C. folkways
D. laws
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. The prohibition against marriage between siblings is an example of ______.
A. situational deviance
B. mores
C. folkways
D. deviance
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
, Difficulty Level: Medium
8. The restrictions placed on how fast people can drive in the United States reflect
______.
A. situational deviance
B. mores
C. risk consciousness
D. laws
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. According to Sumner, what determines whether behavior violates folkways, mores, or
laws?
A. the age of the offender
B. how frequently the behavior occurs
C. the severity of sanctions for the behavior
D. the harm the behavior causes
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Define deviant behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Defining Deviant Behavior
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. Physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking, with a number of honorary degrees and prestigious
accomplishments, including the publication of A Brief History of Time, is a good
example of someone enacting ______ deviance.
A. patterned
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