Exam 5: Trait Theories

The condition that occurs when glucose levels in the blood fall below what is necessary for normal and efficient brain functioning is known as:

Social learning theory is said to be learned through two factors: trustworthiness of parental figures and the media.

Some trait theorists believe that biochemical conditions, including those that are genetically predetermined and those acquired through diet and environment, control and influence antisocial behavior.

Maternal alcohol abuse and smoking during gestation have long been linked to prenatal damage and subsequent antisocial behavior in adolescence.

The _________ develops as a result of incorporating moral standards and values within the personality.

Travis Hirschi is responsible for the creation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test.

Sociobiology differs from earlier theories of behavior in that it stresses that genetic and biological conditions affect:

Psychologist John Bowlby believed that the ability to form _________-that is, emotionally bond to another person - has important lasting psychological implications that follow people across the life span.

Farrington's Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development showed evidence that few delinquent youths had criminal fathers.

Children suffering from measurable neurological deficits at birth are believed to also suffer from antisocial traits throughout their life, from habitual lying to violence.

The antisocial personality concept seems to mesh with what is known about chronic offending. Which percent of chronic offenders exhibit sociopathic behavior patterns?

According to _________, over the history of the human species, aggressive males have had the greatest impact on the gene pool.

The type of crime-control programs called __________________ are aimed at helping offenders who have already been identified.

Trait theories can be divided into two major subdivisions: one that stresses psychological functioning and the other that stresses biological make-up.

Recent research on IQ and crime suggests that low IQ increases the likelihood of criminal behavior through its effect on:

According to Freud, which part of the brain is involved in instant gratification?

Biosocial theory contends that all humans are born with equal potential to learn and achieve.

Discuss the controversy over the association between intelligence and crime.

The view that intelligence is not inherited but is largely part of the environment is known as ______________________.

___________________ theorists, notably Albert Bandura, state that people are not born criminals, but instead develop criminality through interactions and observations.