Criminal Thinking Errors
Criminal Thinking Errors
CTE Scenarios
CTE Scenarios
Random CTE
100

What is Lack of Time Perspective?

I want what I want when I want it

100

What is Making it Worse?

Making a poor decision worse by making another poor decision.

100

You just want me to stay on probation. This is all your fault.

Victim Stance 

100

I have all F's. I'm not trying to be a nerd

False Pride

100

I know I am right so I don't have to listening to you

Closed Thinking

200

Lack of Empathy is lacking the ability to consider the:

A. time of others

B. poor decisions

C. feelings of others

D. blame of others

C. feelings of others

200

What is False Pride?

A. Blaming others for your negative thoughts.

B. Not accepting feedback or help when needed.

C. Using negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to gain positive attention.

D. Being proud of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

D. Being proud of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

200

I don't care if you don't have money to pay rent.

Lack of Empathy

200

You can ground me but I will make your life miserable!

Power and Control

200

I'm not telling you how the vase got broken. I am not a snitch.

Never Narcing

300

What is Closed Thinking?

A. Blaming others for your negative thoughts.

B. Not accepting feedback or help when needed.

C. Using negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to gain positive attention.

D. Being proud of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

B. Not accepting feedback or help when needed.

300

What is False Pride?

A. Blaming others for your negative thoughts.

B. Not accepting feedback or help when needed.

C. Using negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to gain positive attention.

D. Being proud of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

D. Being proud of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

300

Not going to school or doing homework

Lack of Effort

300

You can ground me, I'm not scared of the punishment

Fear of Fear

300

Well I already smoked once, so I'll just keep doing it.

Making it Worse

400

What is Victim Stance?

Blaming others for your negative behavior or language.

400

"Disloyal" to tell authority if peer is doing "wrong"

A. Never Narcing

B. Negative Attention

C. Power and Control

D. Making it Worse

A. Never Narcing

400

I don't want to wait, I want to go now!

Lack of Time Perspective

400

I'm going to sit here and scream because you won't let me have my way!

Negative Attention

400

Being afaird of looking afraid in front of peers

Fear of Fear

500

What is Fear of Fear?

Being afraid of looking afraid in front of peers.

500

What is Failure to be Honest?

Not telling the entire truth by not saying anything, minimizing, or lying

500

"It's not a big deal, I just skipped two class". Even though you skipped two full school days

Failure To Be Honest

500

Well, I'm already 15 minutes late. I'll just stay out all night then. 

Making it Worse

500

Being proud of negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

False Pride