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1
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Define Phrenology

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Check pg.145 for definition

2
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Define atavism

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Check pg.145 for definition

3
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Define eugenics

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Check pg.145 for definition

4
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What are two reasons as to why biological explanations for criminal behaviors are highly controversial?

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Check first paragraph on pg.145

5
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What did Franz Gall believe in?

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Check second paragraph on pg.145

6
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What did Cesare Lombroso studied and believed in?

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Check second paragraph on pg.145

7
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What did the lack of understanding of genetics cause? (it caused 3 things)

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Check third paragraph on pg.145

8
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Are people born as criminal?

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No

9
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What is phenylketonuria?

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Check second paragraph of Nature and Nurture on pg.146

10
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Define environment

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Check definition on pg.146

11
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What are two type of twins and how are they born?

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Check “Genetic Predispositions for criminal behavior” and “twin studies” on pg.146-147

12
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Define concordance rate

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Check definition on pg.147

13
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What happens if the concordance rate for a trait in MZ twins is 85 percent? what about in DZ twins?

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Check pg.148 first paragraph

14
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A much greater concordance rate for criminal behavior is seen in __ twins than in ___ twins

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A much greater concordance rate for criminal behavior is seen in MZ twins than in DZ twins

15
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What did Raine studied and what were his results?

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Check 2nd paragraph on pg.148

16
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Define meta-analysis

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Check pg.148

17
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Define etiology

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CHeck pg.148

18
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What has the reanalysis of twin studies from around the world showed?

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Check third paragraph in pg.148

19
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What did a US study of Vietnam Era Twin Registry show?

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Check third paragraph in pg.148

20
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Why are twin studies valuable? (two reasons)

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Check fourth paragraph in pg.148

21
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Define zygosity

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Whether twins were MZ or DZ

22
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How is the twin coincidences explained for Gerald Levey and Mark Newman? (4 things)

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Check box 7.1 on pg.147

23
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What is the biggest concern with twin studies and how is it eliminated? Why is it effective?

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Check adoption studies on pg.149

24
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Define heritability

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Check definition on pg.149

25
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What happened in the big Danish study and what were the results?

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Check “is Violence Heritable?” on pg.149 and 150

26
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Define labelling

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Check definition on pg.150

27
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What happened in Denmark adoption studies and what was its results?

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Check box 7.2 on pg.150

28
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More recent adoption studies have shown that adopted children are significantly more likely to be arrested multiple times and incarcerated if …..

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Check “alcoholism” on pg.150

29
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What has a large ongoing Swedish study find? (include two form of alcoholism)

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Check first paragraph of pg.151

30
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What has research shown? (lots of things)

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Check second paragraph of pg.151

31
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What has many genetic studies shown?

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Check third paragraph of pg.151

32
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Define ADHD

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Check definition on pg.151

33
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___ - ______ behavior in youth is sometimes a prelude to criminal behavior later in life

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Anti-social behavior in youth is sometimes a prelude to criminal behavior later in life

34
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What are 3 examples of personality disorders and what did twin adoption studies shown?

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Check “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other personality disorders” on pg.151 and 152

35
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How does ADHD affect children and what are some genetic factors for ADHD

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Check second paragraph on pg.152

36
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ADHD has been linked to a variant of the ______ transporter gene

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ADHD has been linked to a variant of the dopamine transporter gene

37
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Define dopamine

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Check definition on pg.152

38
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What has preliminary research and genetic studies shown?

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Check second paragraph on pg.152

39
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What has genetic studies shown for petty and non-violent crimes and what has recent twin and adoption studies shown?

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Check third paragraph on pg.152

40
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What happened in the study of rhesus monkeys?

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Check third paragraph on pg.152

41
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What are some factors that criminal behavior may be controlled by?

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Check “The brain” on pg.152 and 153

42
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What did the twin study by Eley, Lichtenstein and stevenson suggested?

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Check first paragraph of pg.153

43
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Draw figure 7.1

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Check figure 7.1 on pg.153

44
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What are the body’s two major types of communication systems and what do they do?

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Check “Brain Chemistry” on pg.153

45
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Define neurotransmitter. How do neurotransmitter work and their levels? How they’re measured?

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Check definition on pg.153 and Check first paragraph on pg.154

46
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Define serotonin and what does it do?

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Check definition on pg.154 and second paragraph on pg.154

47
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How is serotonin produced?

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Check third paragraph of pg.154

48
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What have studies shown about some people who have fewer binding sites for serotonin?

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Check third paragraph of pg.154

49
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What is the 5-TTT about?

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Check fourth paragraph of pg.154

50
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What is dopamine and how does it relate to crime shown by research?

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Check “dopamine” of pg.154 and 155

51
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What are two enzymes that break down several neurotransmitters and what do they do?

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Check second paragraph of pg.155

52
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When Brunner, Nelen, Breakefield, Ropers and van Oost studied a large Dutch family, what did they find?

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Check second paragraph of pg.155

53
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What happened in a series of studies by Caspi in New Zealand and what were the results?

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Check third paragraph of pg.155

54
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What did several studies found about genes and MAOA genotype?

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Check fourth paragraph of pg.155

55
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Define genotype

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The genetic constitution of an individual

56
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How has MAOA effected criminal trials?

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Check first paragraph of pg.156

57
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What are changes in brain chemistry come from? (two factors) and what are some examples of childhood environmental conditions?

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Check second paragraph of pg.156

58
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What is FASD and what is its causes and symptoms?

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Check third paragraph of pg.156

59
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What can imbalances in brain chemistry cause?

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Check fourth paragraph of pg.156 and 157

60
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What are some examples of how a child’s brain could be damaged? and what is the effect of damage to the frontal lobe? What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

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Check second paragraph of pg.157

61
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What happened to Phineas Gage?

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Check third paragraph of pg.157

62
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What happened in the studies of adult and juvenile death-row inmates?

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Check first paragraph of pg.158

63
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What happened in the study on rats?

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check first paragraph of pg.158

64
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Why is it important to understand the damages to head injury?

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Check second paragraph of pg.158

65
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What are four brain imaging techniques to help us understand brain function? What do they do?

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Check definition on pg.158 and check third paragraph on pg.158.

66
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What happened to Jovan Belcher?

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Check on Pg.158 (image at top left hand corner)

67
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How do hormone work? What is an example of a hormone and what it does?

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Check fourth paragraph on pg.158 and 159

68
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What are four things that can affect how the body responds to hormones?

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Check second paragraph on pg.159

69
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What happened in the study of testosterone?

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Check second and third paragraph on pg.159

70
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What has studies shown between the correlation with the level of testosterone and crime rates?

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Check fourth paragraph on pg.159 and 160

71
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What are some of the things levels of testosterone correlate with?

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Check second paragraph on pg.160

72
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What are some other hormones that can affect behavior other than testosterone?

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Check third paragraph on pg.160

73
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What can trigger menstruation and what about stress in premenstrual women was shown?

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Check third paragraph on pg.160

74
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What is cortisol and what does it do?

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Check fourth paragraph on pg.160

75
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What did study of salivary levels of testosterone and cortisol show?

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Check fourth paragraph on pg.160

76
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What is an example of hormonal imbalance?

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Check infanticide on the fifth paragraph of pg.160 and 161

77
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Biology does not cause a person to be a criminal but it can impact behaviors that can ______ a person to commit a criminal act.

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Biology does not cause a person to be a criminal but it can impact behaviors that can predispose a person to commit a criminal act.

78
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What did the research in studying youth in Holland shown?

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Check “conclusion” on pg.161