PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Classical Conditioning, Observational Learning, Swimming Upstream
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Historical context: franz gall (1758-1828): relationship between the shape & size of person"s head and personality, ability, behaviours. Thought that there were variations in people"s brains that were important in order to understand individ diffs in their behaviour. Belieived that the brain that was like a muscle that hypotrophies and grows the more you use it. Eugenics movement: people who showed negative characteristics shouldn"t be allowed to reproduce. If the characteristics are not advantageous to human evolution, the person is not allowed to procreate. Researching biological explanations of crime: behavioural genetics, molecular biology, neurochemical approaches, unfortunately, the text does not explore any of these in detail. Genetics and crime twins, adoption, and molecular genetics: link between genetics and antisocial behaviour: twin and adoption studies, caspi et al. There are numerous mao transmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin. Hormones and crime: link between testosterone and aggression, females have testosterone too but lower levels than males.
