D. Pellegrino, MD, and the anthologists deliver what they promise in the introduction.The current resurgence of biologic explanations for human behavior has overreaching implications. Is criminality biochemically determined? Are we the instruments of our genes? What are the ethical dimensions and the ...
Biology, Crime and Ethics: A Study of Biological Explanations for Criminal Behavior Drs Frank H. Marsh and Janet Katz bring us, in a single volume, a number of impressive papers, perspectives, and positions, previously and independently published in different journals and books. Apparently their ...
Explanations for IQ scores Many critics to question whether IQ really measures intelligence or some sort of "test-taking" skill IQ test questions are "culturally biased“ Schooling can affect intelligence Attendance is the primary variable here, and regardless of debates over the quality of schooling...
(5) 'Born to Be Bad': Biological, Physiological, and Biosocial Theories of Crime; (6) Criminal Minds: Psychiatric and Psychological Explanations for Crime; (7) Learning Criminal Behavior: Social Process Theories; (8) Failed ... S Henry - 《Westview Press》 被引量: 1发表: 2010年 A direct...
[141] used tritiated thymidine incorporation to determine whether DNA synthesis occurred in the DNA bodies ofTipula oleracealarvae and to study their metabolic behavior. He determined that the DNA body of aT. oleraceaoocyte consisted of approximately 59 % of the DNA of the whole nucleus. During ...
Psychologists adopting a behavioral perspective to the study of psychology look for explanations in: a. the hereditary background of a person b. the person's environment c. idiosyncrasies of the brain d. unique physical charact...
A defining feature of great creativity is its statistical rarity, which poses a problem for purely sociocultural explanations. While sociocultural theorist... P Rushton 被引量: 0发表: 2015年 Psychophysiological evidence of ‘psychoticism’ in schizophrenics\" relatives A crucial feature of the biolo...
Biological explanations for criminal behavior have gained importance in recent years. Advances in science and technology have permitted researchers to examine differences in brain function and development, genetic influences on behavior, and environmental experiences and conditions that may alter biological ...
Mug Shots The mug shot originated in the 1880s, in studies designed to explore the relationship between appearance and criminal behavior These men are all forgers. The New York Police Department compiled this record in part to see if all forgers looked alike, or all murderers looked alike, ...
Findings reveal that discussions of this issue were commonplace and invoke many of the same theoretical explanations currently used for female criminality (chivalry, opportunity, liberation, and patriarchy). When the biologistic (and sexist) orientations of these writings are removed, we are left ...