Exam 5: Trait Theories

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

Secondary crime prevention programs focus on those who are at risk of becoming a criminal.

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

Latent delinquency is found in youngsters whose personalities require them to seek immediate gratification, who consider satisfying their personal needs more important than relating to others, and who satisfy instinctive urges without considering right and wrong.

Psychological behavior theory maintains that human actions are developed through _______________.

The study of brain activity is called:

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

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?

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

Freud believed that we carry with us residue of the most significant emotional attachments of our childhood.

Recent studies suggest that lead ingestion is linked to aggressive behaviors on a national/macro level but not on an individual/micro level.

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

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

Discuss the controversy over the association between intelligence and crime.

Some researches feel 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 _____ effect.

Freud's model of the personality structure consists of the id, ego, and _____.

It has been argued that declining levels of which hormone help to explain the aging-out process?

According to the moral and intellectual development branch of cognitive theory, what is wrong with criminals?

A number of environmental contaminants have been associated with emotional and behavioral disorders. Which of the following has been linked to aggressive behaviors on both a macro/national level and on a micro/individual level?

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.