Are Criminals Born or Made? Exploring 47,XYY Syndrome in Criminal Behavior
Dive into the debate on whether criminals are born or made, using 47,XYY syndrome as a case study. This jigsaw activity delves into socially sensitive research and the nature-nurture debate, shedding light on issues of reductionism and the development of psychological knowledge over time. Understand the complexities of criminal behavior and the implications of atypical chromosomes on social adjustment and behavior.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
BIG question: are criminals born, rather than made?
47,XYY syndrome Hyper- masculine traits Criminal behaviour Atypical chromosomes psychlotron.org.uk
47,XYY syndrome Criminal behaviour Atypical chromosomes IQ/Learning/ social deficits Poor social adjustment psychlotron.org.uk
47,XYY syndrome Poor Criminal behaviour Atypical chromosomes adjustment & unusual appearance Differential treatment by others psychlotron.org.uk
Socrative quiz - retest psychlotron.org.uk
47,XYY as a topic for discussing issues and debates Reductionism The nature-nurture debate Socially sensitive research The development of psychological knowledge over time
Jigsaw activity Each expert group has one of these issues/debates. You must learn it well enough to explain it to the rest of your jigsaw group. (10 minutes) In your jigsaw groups, you must teach the ideas to the other members. Your aim is to help them understand, not just pass on information. (20 minutes) I will then give you a short essay question about ONE of these issues...so you need to prepared for all of them.
Explain what is meant by socially sensitive research . Illustrate your answer using 47,XYY syndrome.
