OCR GCSE PSYCHOLOGY – CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY [Paper 1]

OCR GCSE Psychology: Criminal Psychology [1]

Studies and applications in psychology 1

Covers:

Key Concepts:

• Different types of crime and how crime is measured: official statistics and self-report

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

• i) The Social Learning Theory
• ii) Eysenck’s Criminal Personality Theory

The changing nature of punishment

Key Studies:

• Social Learning Theory Research Study – Cooper and Mackie (1986): Study into video games and aggression in children.
• Criminal Personality Theory Research Study – Heaven (1996): Study into delinquency, extroversion, psychoticism and self-esteem.

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The experienced author:

 Andy Mac (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer, and publisher.