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…
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,
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…
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,