According to social learning theory, a person is more likely to imitate a model's criminal behaviour when they see the model being:

Rewarded for it (vicarious reinforcement)

Which three dimensions make up Eysenck's criminal personality?

Extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism

When a label changes behaviour so the prediction comes true

Psychoticism and extraversion correlated only weakly, so personality does not strongly cause delinquency

Operant conditioning (rewarded behaviour is repeated)

Because reoffending rates are high and prison can act as a 'school for crime', with labelling triggering a self-fulfilling prophecy

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Which brain region, linked to impulse control and planning, is associated with aggression when damaged?
According to social learning theory, a person is more likely to imitate a model's criminal behaviour when they see the model being:
Which three dimensions make up Eysenck's criminal personality?
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy in the context of crime?
Cooper and Mackie's (1986) classic study tested which theory of crime?
What did Heaven (1996) conclude about personality and delinquency?
A token economy programme is based on which learning principle?
Which approach to reducing crime is a cognitive-behavioural method that teaches offenders to recognise triggers and stay calm?
Which aim of punishment is about removing an offender's ability to harm the public?
Why might prison fail to reduce reoffending, according to psychological evidence?