Exam 5: Trait Theories

List some of the characteristics associated with antisocial personalities.

Reasonably stable patterns of behavior, including thoughts or emotions, that distinguish one individual from another are referred to as _____________________.

Explain cheater theory and how it leads to criminality.

The first scientific studies of criminology that applied the positivist model were conducted by _________.

____ involves employing the scientific method to produce research findings that can validate a theory.

Biophobia is the belief that serious consideration should be given to biological factors when attempting to understand human nature.

Androgens affect the brain structure in the left hemisphere of the ______.

Identify the biochemical conditions that may lead to antisocial behavior and crime and why these conditions do so.

Explain how hormones influence behavior and crime. Include in your response how hormones might account for the aging-out process.

_________  is a complex delusional behavior issue resulting in the people thinking that everyone is out to get them and is marked by depression and or manic depression.

Errors in cognition and information processing have been used to explain the behavior of child abusers. What distorted thinking pattern/perception is expressed by child abusers?

Psychologist Hans Eysneck linked personality to crime when he identified two distinct traits-extroversion-introversion and

It is possible that what appears to be a genetic effect, evidenced in twin research, is actually the effect of sibling influence on criminality referred to as the _________.

Male offenders seem to have more serious mental health symptoms, including schizophrenia, paranoia, and obsessive behaviors, than female offenders.

A number of biosocial theorists believe that abnormal levels of the male sex hormone _________ produce aggressive behavior and may explain gender differences in the crime rate.

Which of the following statements pertaining to the link between lead and crime is inaccurate?

Biosocial theorists have evaluated the association between violent behavior episodes and hormone levels. Their findings suggest that abnormal levels of which male sex hormones influence the neocortex and have been linked to aggressive behavior.

Discuss Lombroso's explanation for criminal behavior and what he contributed to modern criminology.

The psychodynamic model of the criminal offender depicts an aggressive, frustrated person dominated by events that occurred during:

One of the most widely used psychological tests designed to measure many different personality traits, including psychopathic deviation, schizophrenia, and hypomania, is known as the: