Exam 10: Biosocial Approaches

Why do behavior geneticists use twin and adoption studies?

According to evolutionary neuroandrogenic theory, ______ increase the probability of competitive/victimizing behavior (CVB) by decreasing an individual's sensitivity to adverse environmental consequences and inclining the limbic system to seizure more readily.

Which reproductive strategy is associated with increased criminal involvement?

______ is associated with the functioning of our flight/fight system.

What is G/E interaction?

While evolutionary psychology focuses on what makes people different, genetics looks for what makes us all the same.

Hoping to acquire a sexual partner, Johnny spends a good deal of time getting ready for his night out.According to evolutionary psychologists, this effort would be identified as

Describe the relationship observed by evolutionary psychologists between parenting and mating efforts and criminality.How might this information guide efforts to reduce or prevent crime? Learning Objectives: 10.4 Understand the basic ideas behind an evolutionary view of criminality; 10.5 Differentiate between mating and parenting effort and understand how each is related to the probability of criminal behavior Cognitive Domain: Knowledge/Comprehend Answer Location: Evolutionary Psychology Difficulty

Identify the three types of rGE.

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder typified by

Compare the perspectives of evolutionary psychologists and neuroscientists.How does each perspective explain criminal behavior? Do you feel that one has more to offer in our efforts to understand crime? Support your answer.

Traits that facilitate mating effort underlie other forms of prosocial activity.

Describe the key points of molecular genetics.What are polymorphisms? How is the MAOA gene associated with criminal activity?

Briefly define behavior genetics.

______ are polygenic phenotypes that are manifestations of multiple genes working independently and synergistically.

The flight/fight system is the part of the autonomic nervous system that pumps out epinephrine to mobilize the body for vigorous action in response to threats.

All evolutionary theories of crime focus on______.

The stress hormone that has been investigated most in connection with criminality is serotonin.

Research has consistently found a strong positive association between number of sex partners and adult criminal behavior.

The reward dominance theory comes from which school of thought?