week 3 - biological risk factors

Question 1

monozygotic twins?

Answer 1

twins from the same egg

Question 2

dizygotic twins?

Answer 2

twins from 2 seperate eggs.

Question 3

concordance?

Answer 3

the degree to which pairs of subjects share behaviors or a condition.

Question 4

crainioscopy?

Answer 4

the idea that personality is revealed by the shape of your skull.

Question 5

who created atavism?

Answer 5

cesare lombroso.

Question 6

what is atavism?

Answer 6

the idea that people are born criminals (shape of eyes, head, ears, ect…)

Question 7

according. to atavism, what is a criminaloid?

Answer 7

non-born criminals, can be rehabillitated.

Question 8

3 basic body types

Answer 8

endomorph (fat) ectomorph (slim), mesomorph (muscular).

Question 9

xyy chromosome (supermales)

Answer 9

linked to height, mental retardation, and violence (not a strong factor for crime)

Question 10

MAOA-L gene

Answer 10

monoamine oxidase - A, those with this gene (1/3 of pop) and had bad childhoods are more likely to do crime.)