Your Professor Considers Himself to Be a Latent Trait Theorist

question 11

Multiple Choice

Your professor considers himself to be a latent trait theorist. What is he likely to say that he believes is the reason some people commit crime?

• A)Criminals carry a combination of traits which make them capable of committing crime, including low intelligence, low morality, and high testosterone levels.
• B)We are not all born equally capable of committing crime because of varying levels of intelligence.
• C)Some individuals are born with a predisposition to committing crime but opportunity affects when and if they do so over time.
• D)Everyone is born with the desire and ability to commit crime but not everyone has the moral structure to do so.

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