Adoption Studies (Mednick et al) Flashcards
What have studies compared regarding offspring?
Studies have compared the behaviour of offspring to their adopted parents and biological parents.
What did Hutchings and Mednick find about male offspring?
Hutchings and Mednick found that a substantial amount of male offspring with criminal convictions had biological parents with criminal convictions.
What is a strength of the studies by Hutchings and Mednick?
Studies by Hutchings and Mednick show a link between offspring who are adopted and their biological parents.
What advantage does removal from one environment provide?
Removal from one environment gives greater facility to split genetic and environmental factors.
What is a weakness regarding data on biological families?
Data regarding the biological family may be kept confidential.
What is a concern with older adopted children?
Older adopted children may already be influenced by the environment of their biological parents.
What policy is used within the Adoption Studies
Eugenics
How was the policy implemented
It was used to kill of certain offspring that was linked to criminal genes
What is nature and nurture scheme?
Nature is when it is caused by their family, nurture is when its caused by environment
