Biological Explanations- Neural

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What individuals are involved with much of the evidence in neural explanations?
Individuals with antisocial personality disorder
(psychopathy)
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What did Raine find in his study?
Individuals with APD have reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex.
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What is a strength of neural explanations?
Brain Evidence
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What did Kandel and Freed find in their research of the brain?
people with damaged frontal lobe show impulsive behaviour, emotional instability, and inability to learn from their mistakes.
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How is the biological approach deterministic?
It suggests offending behaviour is deterined and there is no free will. Suggests a person should not be responsible for their crime.
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