Forensic Psychology Literature Handout

Select an infamous serial killer and perform an analysis of this individual’s motivation, in terms of at least two of the four learning theories.

Prepare a 3- to 5-page handout for police officers, explaining the behavior of serial killers in terms of established learning theories and theories of motivation.

Address the following in your handout:

• Identification of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in the killers’ behaviors

• Demonstration of application of theory-based motivation (expectancy-value, self-worth, socialcomparison, and so forth) for how serial killers may have been motivated to learn such violent behavior