Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior MCQ
Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior MCQ
1. Twin studies are studies that examine the relative concordance rates for monozygotic versus dizygotic twins
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True
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2. Twin Studies examine the relative concordance rates for monozygotic versus dizygotic twins.
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True
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3. Temporal lobe is the region of the brain
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Both
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4. Temporal Lobe is the region of the brain responsible for a variety of functions; located near many primary limbic structures that govern _____
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Both a and b
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5. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is key in information-processing and most consistently linked to criminal behavior in its
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Deficiency
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6. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is key in information-processing and most consistently linked to criminal behavior in its deficiency; _____ levels have been linked to depression and other mental illnesses.
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Low
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7. A policy of placing adoptees in households that resemble that of their _____ parents.
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Biological
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8. Selective placement is a policy of placing adoptees in households that ______ that of their biological parents
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Resembles
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9. Phenotype is an observed manifestation of the interaction of an individual’s genotypical traits with his or her environment, such as that individual’s height
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True
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10. An observed manifestation of the interaction of an individual’s genotypical traits with his or her environment, such as that individual’s height refers to _____
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Phenotype
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11. Neurotransmitters are Naturally occurring chemicals in the brain and body that help transmit electric signals from one neuron to another
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True
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12. Naturally occurring chemicals in the brain and body that help transmit _____ signals from one neuron to another refer to Neurotransmitters.
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Electric
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13. Monozygotic twins share _____% of their genetic makeup
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100
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14. Monozygotic twins also referred to as identical twins, these are pairs of twins who come from a single egg (zygote) and thus share_____ % of their genetic makeup.
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100
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15. Frontal lobe is the hindmost portion of the brain
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False
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16. _____ Lobe is the foremost portion of the brain; most of the executive functions of the brain, such as problem-solving, take place here.
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Frontal
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17. Family studies are studies that examine the clustering of criminality in a given family
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True
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18. Studies that examine the clustering of criminality in a given family refers to Family Studies.
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True
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19. Dopamine is A neurotransmitter largely responsible for _____ feelings in the brain
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Good
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20. A neurotransmitter largely responsible for good feelings in the brain; it is increased by many illicit drugs is known as _____
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Dopamine
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21. Dizygotic twins share ____% of their genetic makeup
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50
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22. Twin pairs who come from two separate eggs (zygotes) and thus share _____ %of their genetic makeup.
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50
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23. Cytogenetic studies are studies of _____ that focus on the genetic makeup of individuals, with a specific focus on chromosomal abnormalities
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Crime
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24. Studies of crime that focus on the genetic makeup of individuals, with a specific focus on chromosomal abnormalities refers to _____ Studies.
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Cytogenetic
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25. Concordance rates are rates at which pairs of _____ either share or lack a certain trait
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Twins
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26. Concordance Rates are the rates at which pairs of twins _____ a certain trait.
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Both
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27. Central nervous system that largely consists of the brain and spinal column and is responsible for our voluntary motor activities and all higher functions
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True
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28. The portion of the nervous system that largely consists of the brain and spinal column and is responsible for our voluntary motor activities and all higher functions is known as _____
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Central Nervous System
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29. Autonomic nervous system that controls our
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All of the above
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30. Autonomic Nervous system is the portion of the nervous system that controls our anxiety levels, such as ___
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Both a and b
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31. Adoption studies are studies that examine the criminality of adoptees as compared to the criminality of their _______ parents
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Both
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32. Adoption Studies examine the criminality of adoptees as compared to the criminality of their_____
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Both
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33. Which type of neurotransmitter, when in low levels, has been consistently linked by virtually all studies to criminality?
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Serotonin
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34. The past criminality of which type of family member did “family studies” show was the best predictor of whether or not others in the family would become criminal?
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Mother
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35. Which type of twins share 50% of their genotype?
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DZ
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36. Damage to the ______ appears to have the most consistent associations with criminal offending?
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Frontal lobe
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37. Psychopaths tend to have more activity in the ______ (or sometimes “slow alpha”) patterns.
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Theta
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38. This chromosomal abnormality gives males an extra Y chromosome, which makes them more “male-like.”
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XYY
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39. ______ carry chemical signals to the body as they are released from certain glands and structures.
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Hormones
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40. Family studies showed that criminality of the father had a much stronger influence on the future criminality of the children than did the effect of the mother’s criminality.
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False
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41. Studies have consistently shown that damage to any part of the brain increases the risk of crime by individuals in the future.
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True
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42. ______ are chemicals in the brain and body which help transmit electric signals from one neuron to another.
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Neurotransmitters
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43. The goal of the twin studies was to examine the concordance rates between monozygotic twin pairs versus that of dizygotic twin pairs regarding delinquency.
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True
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44. Genetics play an important role in how we think and behave.
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True
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45. According to the University of Minnesota study of twins separated at birth, separated identical twins who never knew they had a twin, and were often raised in extremely different circumstances, had just as similar or even more similar concordance rates with their pairs than did identical twins who were raised together.
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True
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46. Adoption study results indicate the highest predictability for future criminality was found for adopted youth who had only adopted parents who were convicted criminals.
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False
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