Biological explanations to offending 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyCriminological and Forensic PsychologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: mtahsinCreated on: 24-12-16 17:01 What gene did Tiihonen (2014) discover that was linked to aggressive behaviour? MAOA 1 of 12 What are the genes called that are responsible for certain things? Candidate 2 of 12 What model suggests that a tendency towards criminal behaviour may come about through genetics and a biological/psychological trigger? Diathesis stress model 3 of 12 Who conducted twin studies for genetic explanations to offending? Lange 4 of 12 What kind of explanations are more associated with brain structures? Neural 5 of 12 What disorder is associated with reduced emotional responses and a lack of empathy? Anti-social personality disorder 6 of 12 What type of neurons are said to reflect to watching something on screen? Mirror 7 of 12 Raine (2002) studied that those who have APD have a reduction of grey matter where? Prefrontal cortex 8 of 12 Those who have APD can empathise sometimes but this must be activated. What is this activation called? Neural switch 9 of 12 Why is it a problem that twin studies were conducted at early stages of psychology? Poor control 10 of 12 This theory suggests that genetic and neural structures affect our behaviour. What else is this known as? Biological determinism 11 of 12 This explanation breaks down behaviour into small parts. What is this called? Biological reductionism 12 of 12
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