Expectancy Theory
Learning Theory and Criminal behavior
Nicole Scott
FPSY 6135
April 06, 2014
Robbery and Expectancy theory
A person is guilty of robbery if they steal and instantly before or even at the time of doing the act as well as in order on doing so, the person uses force on another person or even puts someone in fear and put in danger to force robbery. As a result, the robber is involved in a range of forceful, threatening and also violent behavior which can also include physical and verbal threats. The crime can vary from stealing from a public place such as a convenience store to personal property (Onukwufor & Chinelo, 2013). Expectancy theory is an example of behavioral choice which explains about why someone chooses a certain behavioral option over another one. It also describes the behavioral route process. This learning theory also …show more content…
deals with issues by taking into thought on how someone being taken to mean. Crime is a product which comes from social learning and where an individual chooses to commit a crime as a result of observation. Going back to robbery, an example is when someone found a weapon, where did he or she even get the idea to rob another person and not turning this weapon in to the police (Schmidt, 2002). In this example, expectancy theory suggests the missing piece to this question. This therapy proposes that people perform on the foundation of what he or she expect will happen as an end result of a robbery. Therefore, the expectancy theory claims that someone’s action is built on his or her expectations, such as in gaining material goods, power or a certain form of status (Schmidt, 2002).
Looting and Deindividuation theory Looting is a great example of crime when it comes to deindividuation theory. The definition of looting is simple and is explained as the removal of objects, whether they have a culturally or valuable meaning and happen in either a riot or natural disaster. When it comes to looting the objects stolen are normally do not even play a major role of necessity (Reicher, n.d). Theorist such as Zimbardo, propose that group activity such as gangs, causes a moderated sense of any signs of responsibilities which causes disinhibit behavior.
Deindividuation theory provides a rational clarification for looting during any criminal group activities. When it comes to deindividuation, people do not act as individuals, instead they experience deindiviation being lost in a group such as a gang. Many times this means that this individual will go along with whatever the other group members are doing, which in our example is looting (Reicher, n.d). When it comes to looting, deindividuation theory is a state of decrease in self-evaluation. It also delays the election about the outcomes of someone’s action, rendering from the social norms while accumulating the suggestibility in order to random of any outside influences. This transaction to a more social identity can raise responsiveness to a social norm, especially in a group, as an alternative of lowering responsiveness to a more generic norm as the deindividuation theory suggested (Reicher,
n.d).
References:
Onukwufor, N. Jonathan & Ugwu, J. Chinelo. (2013). Employee motivation as strategy to Nigerian economic security: Implacations for counselling. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from, http://www.resjournals.org/IJER/PDF2/2013/June/Onukwufor-and-Ugwu.pdf Reicher, Stpehen. (n.d). The psychology of crowed dynamics. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from, http://www.uni-kiel.de/psychologie/ispp/doc_upload/Reicher_crowd%20dynamics.pdf Schmidt, T. Charles. (2002). Motivation; Expectancy Theory. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from.
http://www.uri.edu/research/lrc/scholl/webnotes/Motivation_Expectancy.htm
Nicole Scott
FPSY 6135
April 06, 2014
Robbery and Expectancy theory
A person is guilty of robbery if they steal and instantly before or even at the time of doing the act as well as in order on doing so, the person uses force on another person or even puts someone in fear and put in danger to force robbery. As a result, the robber is involved in a range of forceful, threatening and also violent behavior which can also include physical and verbal threats. The crime can vary from stealing from a public place such as a convenience store to personal property (Onukwufor & Chinelo, 2013). Expectancy theory is an example of behavioral choice which explains about why someone chooses a certain behavioral option over another one. It also describes the behavioral route process. This learning theory also …show more content…
deals with issues by taking into thought on how someone being taken to mean. Crime is a product which comes from social learning and where an individual chooses to commit a crime as a result of observation. Going back to robbery, an example is when someone found a weapon, where did he or she even get the idea to rob another person and not turning this weapon in to the police (Schmidt, 2002). In this example, expectancy theory suggests the missing piece to this question. This therapy proposes that people perform on the foundation of what he or she expect will happen as an end result of a robbery. Therefore, the expectancy theory claims that someone’s action is built on his or her expectations, such as in gaining material goods, power or a certain form of status (Schmidt, 2002).
Looting and Deindividuation theory Looting is a great example of crime when it comes to deindividuation theory. The definition of looting is simple and is explained as the removal of objects, whether they have a culturally or valuable meaning and happen in either a riot or natural disaster. When it comes to looting the objects stolen are normally do not even play a major role of necessity (Reicher, n.d). Theorist such as Zimbardo, propose that group activity such as gangs, causes a moderated sense of any signs of responsibilities which causes disinhibit behavior.
Deindividuation theory provides a rational clarification for looting during any criminal group activities. When it comes to deindividuation, people do not act as individuals, instead they experience deindiviation being lost in a group such as a gang. Many times this means that this individual will go along with whatever the other group members are doing, which in our example is looting (Reicher, n.d). When it comes to looting, deindividuation theory is a state of decrease in self-evaluation. It also delays the election about the outcomes of someone’s action, rendering from the social norms while accumulating the suggestibility in order to random of any outside influences. This transaction to a more social identity can raise responsiveness to a social norm, especially in a group, as an alternative of lowering responsiveness to a more generic norm as the deindividuation theory suggested (Reicher,
n.d).
References:
Onukwufor, N. Jonathan & Ugwu, J. Chinelo. (2013). Employee motivation as strategy to Nigerian economic security: Implacations for counselling. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from, http://www.resjournals.org/IJER/PDF2/2013/June/Onukwufor-and-Ugwu.pdf Reicher, Stpehen. (n.d). The psychology of crowed dynamics. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from, http://www.uni-kiel.de/psychologie/ispp/doc_upload/Reicher_crowd%20dynamics.pdf Schmidt, T. Charles. (2002). Motivation; Expectancy Theory. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from.
http://www.uri.edu/research/lrc/scholl/webnotes/Motivation_Expectancy.htm