Positive Theory/Positivism Flashcards
1
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It is mainly concerned with science
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Positive Theory
2
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His theory of evolution concluded that man developed from lower forms of life.
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Charles Darwin
3
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It maintained that crime is a natural phenomenon and is comparable to disaster or calamity.
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Positive Theory
4
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What do you call a person who failed to evolve to a fully human and civilized state?
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Primitive or Atavistic
5
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Prediction of the fate of human behavior in terms of the alignment of the stars
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Astrology
6
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An attempt to determine intelligence and personality on the basis of the size and shape of the skull
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Phrenology
7
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Involves the measurement of facial and other body characteristics
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Physiognomy
8
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Concerns palm reading, interpreting lines on the palm
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Palmistry
