Exam 5: Trait Theories

The person who first applied the concept of moral development to issues in criminology was _____________________.

Sociobiology differs from earlier theories of behavior in that it stresses that biological and genetic conditions affect how social behaviors are _________ and _________.

Explain cheater theory and how it leads to criminality.

_________________ is a mental state in which the perception of reality is distorted.

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

Henry Goddard, Richard Dugdale, and Arthur Estabrook were advocates of which school of thought?

Discuss how one's moral development influences the risk of committing crime.

The concept used to describe people who have feelings of inadequacy and compensate for them with a drive for superiority (i.e., controlling others) is:

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

According to _________, a subpopulation of men has evolved with genes that incline them toward extremely low parental involvement.

A deficit in emotional cognition that prevents people from being aware of their feelings or unable to talk about their emotions is known as __________________.

_________ is a complex delusional behavior issue resulting in 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?

Explosive rage disorder is considered an important cause of spouse and child abuse, suicide, aggressiveness, and motiveless homicide. This disorder is a type of:

There is limited research depicting a correlation between aggressive parents and children learning to become aggressive through imitation.

Which criminologist believed that criminals could be identified by observing the physical traits of offenders?

____ cause an excessive reaction in the brain, whereas ____ affect the nervous system. Both are linked to mental, emotional, and behavioral problems.

_______ children usually exhibit poor motor coordination, have behavior problems, and have improper auditory and vocal responses.

The view that intelligence is largely determined genetically, and that low intelligence is linked to criminal behavior, is referred to as ________________________.

Studies of twins have not produced any evidence to suggest that genetics may be linked to crime.