Lesson 3.3.6

3.3.6 Effect of imprisonment (social) Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes the process of adopting prison culture and norms?

    • Prisonisation
    • Recidivism
    • Institutionalisation
    • Deindividuation
  2. Which psychological effect involves inmates losing their personal identity within a prison?

    • Catharsis
    • Habituation
    • Social loafing
    • Deindividuation
  3. What major emotional reaction often occurs immediately upon entering prison?

    • Depression
    • Habituation
    • Catharsis
    • Europia
  4. Which psychological term describes becoming dependent on the institution for daily functioning?

    • Institutionalisation
    • Desensitisation
    • Rehabilitation
    • Prisonisation
  5. What psychological concept explains why reoffending rates remain high after release?

    • Rehabilitation
    • Desistance
    • Recidivism
    • Deterrence
  6. Which negative effect of imprisonment involves extreme psychological distress and mental breakdown?

    • Aphasia
    • Amnesia
    • Agoraphobia
    • Psychosis
  7. What is a primary psychological goal of custodial sentencing aimed at reducing crime?

    • Institutionalisation
    • Prisonisation
    • Deterrence
    • Deindividuation
  8. Which term describes the psychological wear and tear caused by the harsh prison environment?

    • Burnout syndrome
    • Sensory overload
    • Cognitive load
    • Prisation stress
  9. Mark has lost all initiative after ten years inside, struggling to make basic choices. What has occurred?

    • Prisonisation
    • Institutionalisation
    • Desensitisation
    • Catharsis
  10. Sarah starts using prison slang and adopts inmate codes of conduct. Which process is she undergoing?

    • Resocialisation
    • Prisonisation
    • Institutionalisation
    • Deindividuation
  11. Following months in solitary confinement, Leo starts experiencing hallucinations. What effect does this demonstrate?

    • Sensory deprivation
    • Sensory overload
    • Social facilitation
    • Cognitive priming
  12. When all inmates wear identical uniforms and shaved heads, which psychological mechanism is deliberately induced?

    • Self-actualisation
    • Cognitive dissonance
    • Deindividuation
    • Social identification
  13. A released prisoner commits a new burglary within weeks because they cannot cope outside. This represents what?

    • Recidivism
    • Rehabilitation
    • Desistance
    • Catharsis
  14. After years inside, Tom cannot cross a road without asking permission. This reflects which prison effect?

    • Institutionalisation
    • Prisonisation
    • Displacement
    • Habituation
  15. An inmate adopts aggressive posture and values to avoid victimisation in a tough jail. What is this?

    • Prisonisation
    • Catharsis
    • Altruism
    • Institutionalisation
  16. Prison overcrowding massively increases daily tension and violence levels among inmates. What psychological factor is this?

    • Social loafing
    • Sensory deprivation
    • Cognitive bias
    • Environmental stress
  17. Why might long-term imprisonment lead to higher rates of suicide compared to the general population?

    • Hopelessness
    • Boredom
    • Cathexis
    • Extroversion
  18. What is the primary reason custodial sentencing often fails to rehabilitate offenders effectively?

    • Excessive luxury
    • Absolute freedom
    • Overactive therapy
    • Subcultural influence
  19. Which term describes the psychological deterioration sometimes seen during long-term institutional confinement?

    • Social drift
    • De-individuation
    • Prisation
    • Institutionalism
  20. Which official report highlighted the psychological damage caused by overcrowding and poor conditions in British prisons?

    • Woolf Report
    • Taylor Report
    • Macpherson Report
    • Warnock Report

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