WK4 understanding criminal behaviour

where the effect of one factor depends on the presence of another factor

idea that certain biological factors increase the risk of criminality

high need for risk and excitement

the material from which genes are made

two strands connected by 3 billion base pairs made up of four chemicals

a specific section of sequential base pair

tightly packed coil of genes

full set of genetic information

identical twins

two seperate eggs fertilized by two seperate sperm

degree of similarity

That men who adopt an extra Y chromosome from their father are larger in stature, low intelligence and extra masculine increases likelihood of criminality

searches to identify specific genes associated with crime

regulates dopamine which is associated with mood and pleasure- links to sensation seeking and risk taking

language and reasoning

creativity and spatial manipulation

abstract thinking, reasoning, planning, impulse control and problem solving

movement, orientation and perception

visual information

hearing and speech

the effect of experiences over the lifecourse from womb to tomb

persistent and enduring ways of thinking, patterns of behavior and emotional responses that characterize an individual

shorthand descriptors of the stable attributes that comprise personality

Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism