PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4&6: Reality Principle, Phineas Gage, Ct Scan
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High school dropout, had a fairly a chaotic childhood and family situation. In 191, bernardo kidnapped, raped, and murdered 14 year old leslie mahaffy w/ girlfriend homolka. In 1992, the couple did the same thing to kristen french. The couple were called ken and barbie murderers by the press. Homolka later testified against bernardo in the killing of her younger sister. Analysis of sensational cases does not inform us about the most prevalent types of crime, nor the motivations underlying ordinary criminal behaviour. Understanding criminal behaviour from a single source such as the newspaper may limit our knowledge of the complex phenomenon of criminality. James wallace inmates eat better than seniors in nursing homes. Researchers surveyed more than 4500 canadians by telephone regarding their perceptions of crime: gov"t information had moderate influence, academic contributions had zero influence, tv had most influence. Psychology interested in intra-individual differences as well as inter-individual differences.
