Crime: Physiological & Non-physiological explanations of crime
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- Q1Brunner believed that crime was a result of genes. He carried out a study on how many brothers?465830sEditDelete
- Q2The brothers in the Brunner study had exhibited behaviour such as rape, arson and exhibitionismTrueFalse30sEditDelete
- Q3What was used to collect genetic data from the brothers in the Brunner studycheek swabshair sampleurine samplesblood tests30sEditDelete
- Q4In the Brunner study the urine samples, found a mutation where?DNA strandX chromosomeY chromosomeheart30sEditDelete
- Q5Brunner also found a disturbed level of what neurotransmitter in the brothers?monoacidsmonoaminosmonoaminesmonochromes30sEditDelete
- Q6Monoamines help to regulate serotonin, which plays a key role in mood regulationTrueFalse30sEditDelete
- Q7In the Brunner study, not all males in the family were affected by violent behaviour, even when they suffered with mental retardation.TrueFalse30sEditDelete
- Q8In Dabbs, what was the IV?Psychopaths/Non-psychopathsMale/FemaleViolent crimes/Non-violent crimes30sEditDelete
- Q9In Dabbs, levels of testosterone were gathered by....saliva swabshair samplesurine samplesblood tests30sEditDelete
- Q10Dabbs found that inmates who committed crimes of sex and violence had lower testosterone levels than inmates that were jailed for property crimes or drug abuseFalseTrue30sEditDelete
- Q11In addition, the Dabbs study found that inmates with higher testosterone levels were more involved in open confrontation whilst in prison.TrueFalse30sEditDelete
- Q12Research suggests that the amygdala is responsible foremotions and motor functionsaggression and recognising emotionsmemory and problem solving30sEditDelete
- Q13What type of research method is used in Raine?quasi-experimentobservationfield experimentlab experiment30sEditDelete
- Q14What experimental design is used in Raineindependent measures designmatched pairs designrepeated measures design30sEditDelete
- Q15How many murderers are used in the Raine study5423344130sEditDelete
- Q16What does NGRI stand for?Not Guilty for Reasons of IntegrityNot Guilty for Reasons of InsanityNot Genuinely Really Insane30sEditDelete
- Q17How many controls were used in the Raine study4354413230sEditDelete
- Q18In the Raine study, participants were required to detect a target signals. What was the name of this task?Constant Pointer TaskContinuous Performance TaskConstant Performance TaskContinuous Performance Tracker30sEditDelete
- Q19Whilst in the PET scan, how many minutes did they have to detect the signals for?3234122330sEditDelete
- Q20In the Raine study, participants were given an FDG injection in order show the most active brain tissue in the PET scan. What does FDG stand for?FlourescentglucoseFlourodeoxyglucoseFlourideyglucose30sEditDelete