The Textbook Describes a Study by Caspi,Moffitt,and Colleagues (2002)that Examined

question 17

Multiple Choice

The textbook describes a study by Caspi,Moffitt,and colleagues (2002) that examined the extent to which childhood mistreatment,as well as a defective gene,predicts violent crime conviction by age 26 among men.Which of the following best describes the finding?

• A) People with the defective gene were more likely to be convicted of a crime by age 26, regardless of whether they were mistreated as children.
• B) People who were mistreated as children were more likely to be convicted of a crime by age 26, but having the defective gene did not predict aggression.
• C) There was no relationship between the specific defective gene being examined in that study, but the study still suggested that aggression is primarily genetically caused.
• D) People with the defective gene who were also mistreated as children were the most likely to be convicted of a crime by age 26.

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