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To what extent to physiological factors explain why people become criminals?
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To what extent to physiological factors explain why people become criminals? In this essay the extent to which physiological factors influence peoples behaviour, and primarily whether or not they will become criminals, will be discussed. This area is greatly influential within the nature/nurture debate, which is a core debate in psychology, as it looks at whether behaviour is influenced by genetics more than by the environment or whether it is the other way around. This essay will look at what effect different genetic influences can do to a person. It is also important to point out that the discussion will focus on physiological (or biological) factors of the body and not at mental aspects of the brain. It will look at issues including inherited characteristics and twins. The first item that would be looked at when discussing physiological factors is a persons genetic factors. The first person to look at why...
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