Genetic And Neural Explanations

Question 1

Brunner found

Answer 1

That in a family of delinquent, violent criminal men, all of them had a dysfunctional MAOA gene

Question 2

Brunner

Answer 2

Netherlands family _ all criminal men had MAOA dysfunction

Question 3

Raine’s research is valid because of his….

Answer 3

Objective, brain scan evidence

Question 4

Raine found a __% reduction in grey matter in criminal’s ___

Answer 4

. 11%
. Prefrontal cortex

Question 5

The prefrontal cortex is responsible for…

Answer 5

Higher thinking and behaviour mediation

Question 6

The Amygala is responsible for …

Answer 6

Perceiving emotion (empathy)

Question 7

A smaller Amygala was found in criminals by _____ and is linked to ____ behaviour.

Answer 7

. Raine
. Aggressive

Question 8

Studies into genetic predisposition often use _______, one such was by C________

Answer 8

. Twins
. Christiensen

Question 9

MAOA gene _________ ___________

Answer 9

. Metabolises neurotransmitters

Question 10

MAOA is linked to what neurotransmitters?

Answer 10

Dopamine, serotonin and noradrenaline

Question 11

Crowe found

Answer 11

50% of children who’s mother was a parent offended before 18, compared to only 5% in a control sample

Question 12

What are the disadvantages of the biological - genetic - neural explanations?

Answer 12

• Reductionism, it ignores the legitimacy of environmental factors, leaning to hard into nature.
  In the case of candidate genes, MAOA is accepted to need a trigger.
• it’s socially sensitive to label people as more or less capable of commiting crime. A rejection by society or being insultingly attentive could lead to a self fulfilling prophesy.