Exam 4: Early Biological Perspectives on Criminal Behavior

According to sociobiology, the primary determinant of behavior is the need to ensure the continuity of genetic material.

Which of the following would be most characteristic of a contemporary biological theorist?

The field of criminology has been quick to give credence to biological theories of deviant behavior.

Phrenology focused on

Positivism rejects free will and emphasizes social ________.

Early biological theories were important because they determined a person's personality stemmed from the ______.

According to Konrad Lorenz, much of what we call "crime" is the result of

Positivism is based on a belief in free will.

__________ involves classifying individuals according to body type.

Which abnormal chromosomal structure is associated with the concept of a "supermale"?

Gall located the roots of the personality in the brain.

Which of the following crime control policies would be most likely to be proposed by an early positivist criminologist?

Which of the following research results would provide the strongest evidence for the belief that criminal behavior has a genetic component?

Family tree researchers such as Henry Goddard and Richard Dugdale worked in the field of behavioral __________.

Match the following criminological theories to their matching major concepts. -Twin Studies and Heredity

Explain Konrad Lorenz's view of biological aggression and modern crime.

Endomorphs are most likely to engage in delinquent or criminal behavior.

Which theoretical paradigm was developed by Edward O. Wilson?