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1
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What % of the prisoners in the united states are psychopaths

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15-20% (Babiak)

2
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What % of prisoners in united states are male

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90% (Babiak)

3
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What did Newman suggest about criminal psychopaths

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They are about three times more likely to commit violence than other offenders and about two and a half more times likely to commit other antisocial acts such as lying or sexual exploitation.

4
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What is an issue with this explanation

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an outdated view as it us based on the idea that the mother is the primary caregiver, which doesn’t relate to society today.

5
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What is an issue with Bowlby’s research method

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case studies which are ideographic. The participants may have lied about their personalities, a characteristic of criminals, impacting validity.

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