CRM 1300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hearing Test, Psycho-Pass, Psychopathy
12 Apr 2016
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Hoping to study this guy because he is so cold blooded. He denies that he killed his accomplice (accomplice for many crimes) Uses mri to scan the brains of convicted psychopaths. First to use the mri to study biology influencing behaviour. One day we will be able to map personality quasi-completely via genes. For example lawyers may blame chemical balances for murders etc. and say that it is not the killer"s fault. Suggestion to use medications to pacify antisocial youth (anti-social disorder aka psychopathic/sociopathic: also rejected by some scientists. Research shows that exposure to violence makes the brain make new connections pathways facilitating aggression. This is contradicted by another doctor who said that this puts a label on a kid saying that they are bad, not their actions, but who they are. The parents disagree with the doctor above: assessment of biological positivism (back to class notes, focus on individual limitation.
