Criminal Psychology Topic 1

Question 1

Name the Research

Answer 1

KEY: Raine
Palmer & Hollin
Jahoda
Raine (Mauritius)
Testosterone

Question 2

KEY RESEARCH
Raine
Aim

Answer 2

Investigate brain abnormality in murderus

Question 3

KEY RESEARCH
Raine
Sample

Answer 3

41 murder / manslaughter - Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity
39 men -> 2 women
34.3 years average
23 had organic head injury
6 had Schizophrenia
2 had Epelepsy

Question 4

KEY RESEARCH
Raine
Controls

Answer 4

Control group matched on everything (control not accused of anything)
- Matched participants

Question 5

KEY RESEARCH
Raine
Procedure

Answer 5

Labratory experiment
1) injected with Glucose Radeoactive Tracer
2) monitored for 32 minuets completed Continuous Preformance Task (incidate when saw 0 -> over time 0 got harder to see)
3) After 32 minuets given PET scan

Question 6

KEY RESEARCH
Raine
Findings

Answer 6

• Reduced activity in Pre-Frontal cortex (inability to modify behvaiour loss of self control)
• Less activity on the Left (LL) & More activity on the Right (MR) of the Amygdala (lacking fear)
• Less activity in the Corup Callosum (can’t grasp long term implecations)

Question 7

Palmer & Hollin
Procedure

Answer 7

Male Offenders & Male Non-Offenders
-Questionair asking about socio-economic status & psychometric measures
- Self-report delinquency checklist
- Socio-moral refelction measure (11 ques measuring moral resoning)

Question 8

Palmer & Hollin
Levels of Moral Reasoning

Answer 8

Low Level: obay authority - consiquenses
High Level: social standard - acceptance of norms

Question 9

Palmer & Hollin
Findings

Answer 9

• Male offenders showed rthe least mature moral resoning
• Non-offenders used conventional reasoning

Question 10

Jahoda
Background

Answer 10

Ashanti Tribe
Children given a sole name based on day of birth - effects personality
Monday Boys : Kwadwo - plasid
Wednesday Boys: Kwaka - violent

Question 11

Jahoda
Findings

Answer 11

Criminal Records over 5 years:
- Kwaka - 22% (wednesday boys)
- Kwadwa - 6.9% (monday boys)

Boys grow up expecting to be violent due to their name & how others treat them (Self-Fullfilling Prophecy)

Question 12

Raine’s Mauritius Study
Sample

Answer 12

100 children
Low Resting Heart Rate ( linked to agression)
Intervention to develop Pre-Frontal Cortex

Question 13

Raine’s Mauritius Study
Procedure

Answer 13

• Given 1 omega 3 suplement a day (in juice drink)
• For 6 months
  =Control - given drink with no omega 3

Question 14

Raine’s Mauritius Study
Findings

Answer 14

Omega 3 parents reported lower levels of delinquency / agression & attention problems 6 months post intervention

Question 15

Smoking During Pregnantcy

Answer 15

Leads to High Levels of Prenatal (before birth) teststosterone
Linked to high levels of:
Agression
Sensation seaking behaviour
Impuslivity
Anti-social / violent behaviour
Hyperactivity
Lack of empathy