Which Is True According to Biocriminologists

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which is true according to biocriminologists?

• A) A genetic predisposition to antisocial behavior cannot be changed.
• B) A geneticist can determine how much of an offender's behavior is due to genetics.
• C) There is no "crime gene."
• D) Criminality can be genetically determined.

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Definitions:

Personality

The unique and relatively stable pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that characterizes an individual.

Psychosurgery

involves surgical interventions on the brain to treat mental disorders or alleviate severe psychological distress.

Brain Principles

Fundamental concepts or theories that describe and explain the functioning of the brain, along with its processes and mechanisms.

Metatraits

Broad, higher-order personality traits that emerge from the interactions among more specific, lower-level traits, often discussed in the context of the Big Five personality traits.