Lesson 6.1.3

6.1.3 Treatments for offenders: CBT and biological treatment Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 6

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The 20 questions

  1. What core factor does cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) aim to modify in offenders?

    • Hormone levels
    • Brain structure
    • Dietary intake
    • Cognitive distortions

  2. Which biological treatment for offenders involves supplementing vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids?

    • Hormone therapy
    • Deep brain stimulation
    • Surgical castration
    • Improved diet

  3. What type of offender treatment teaches interpersonal communication to manage social situations peacefully?

    • Dietary intervention
    • Social skills training
    • Anger management
    • Hormone therapy

  4. What skill does assertiveness training teach offenders to express needs without resorting to violence?

    • Direct communication
    • Emotional suppression
    • Passive compliance
    • Physical dominance

  5. What is a major strength of cognitive-behavioural treatment programmes for offenders?

    • No cognitive demand
    • Structured approach
    • Low participant effort
    • Irreversible effects

  6. Which major limitation is associated with biological treatments such as hormone therapy for offenders?

    • Severe side effects
    • High subjectivity
    • Overreliance on speech
    • Lack of structure

  7. Which type of offender treatment is tested by giving nutritional supplements to prisoners?

    • Social skills
    • Biological
    • Cognitive-behavioural
    • Psychodynamic

  8. What is a major practical advantage of brief anger management programmes for offenders?

    • High long-term adherence
    • Permanent behaviour change
    • Invasive biological procedures
    • Lower cost

  9. What is a key limitation of brief anger management programmes for offenders?

    • Low participant compliance
    • Severe physical side effects
    • High financial cost
    • Lack of long-term effect

  10. What factor most strongly determines the success of CBT for offenders?

    • Blood hormone levels
    • Offender engagement
    • Genotype
    • Caloric intake

  11. A treatment reduces aggression by lowering the level of a hormone. Which type of treatment is this?

    • A biological treatment
    • A cognitive-behavioural treatment
    • An assertiveness course
    • A social skills programme

  12. Which ethical issue is a major concern when administering hormone treatments to prisoners?

    • Informed consent
    • Right to privacy
    • Deception in research
    • Protection from noise

  13. Which offender treatment specifically aims to correct cognitive distortions such as hostile attribution bias?

    • Dietary supplementation
    • Hormone treatment
    • Cognitive-behavioural therapy
    • Electroconvulsive therapy

  14. Which CBT technique involves identifying early physiological triggers and using relaxation strategies?

    • Hormone therapy
    • Anger management
    • Somatic treatment
    • Dietary intervention

  15. What primary outcome measure is used to evaluate the effectiveness of offender treatments?

    • Caloric intake
    • Reoffending rate
    • Prison sentence length
    • Socioeconomic status

  16. What is the main advantage of tracking offender behaviour over several years following treatment?

    • Guarantees zero recidivism
    • Eliminates participant drop-out
    • Measures long-term effectiveness
    • Reduces research costs

  17. Which two treatment categories for offenders must be studied according to the specification?

    • Psychodynamic and humanistic
    • Cognitive-behavioural and biological
    • Biological and social
    • Cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic

  18. What experimental control is essential when testing the effect of nutritional supplements on offending?

    • Psychometric testing
    • Unsupervised access
    • Placebo group
    • Hypnosis condition

  19. What is a key practical advantage of using dietary supplements as an offender treatment?

    • Requires no funding
    • Forces total obedience
    • Non-invasive
    • Cures all aggression

  20. How does using a small, non-random sample affect the findings of an offender treatment study?

    • Proves direct causation
    • Eliminates experimenter bias
    • Reduces generalisability
    • Increases ecological validity

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