CCJS 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Sigmund Freud, Social Emotions, Impulsivity

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 105
• Professor: Kiminori Nakamura

Document Summary

Believed that low intelligence hampered the ability to calculate the pleasures and pains involved in undertaking criminal activity and that certain types of temperament make individuals impulsive and difficult to socialize. The aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with his or her environment. Iq tests look at genes, the brain, and environmental effects. Flynn effect: the upward creep in average iq scores taking place across the last three or four generations in all countries examined. Iq was higher in lower ses groups as the environment became more equal. High iq genes are usually paired with advantaged environments and vice versa. Intellectual imbalance: a significant difference between a person"s verbal and performance iq scores. Poor school performance leads to dropping out of school, then to associating with delinquent peers. Measures of academic achievement such as gpa are better predictors of antisocial behavior than iq.