Exam 5: Trait Theories

Which statement pertaining to the link between lead and crime is inaccurate?

The belief that no serious consideration should be given to biological factors when attempting to understand human nature is known as:

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

Television violence increases the _________ of viewers and makes them more prone to act aggressively.

Which crime-prevention programs focus on reducing recidivism rates?

Androgens affect the brain structure in the left hemisphere of the:

While the similarity of _______ behavior seems striking, what appears to be a genetic effect may also be explained by other factors, such as environment.

A disorder in which a child shows a developmentally inappropriate lack of attention and excess impulsivity is known as:

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

(ADHD is often accompanied by which of the following?

Lombroso argued that born criminals had ________________, and that their behavior could be explained by their primitive traits.

Discuss the evidence suggesting that there may be a link between genetics and crime.

Which crime-prevention programs seek to correct personal problems before they manifest themselves as crime?

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

Discuss social learning theory and crime.

_____ occur(s) when glucose levels in the blood fall below what is necessary for normal and efficient brain functioning.

How do contemporary trait theories account for crime and criminality? Discuss the concept of sociobiology in your response.

_____ theory is the view that criminality is a product of abnormal biological and/or psychological traits.

According to social learning theory, violence is learned through a process called ________.

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