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Thomas, Chess and Birch Study |
Found that temperement was innate Longitudinal study (people may drop out but rich data) Was interviewed (possibly may have been biased |
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APD |
A disorder where the person does not use socially acceptable behavoir |
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Personality |
thoughts, feelings and behaviours that make a person unique |
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Temperement |
The genetic part of personality |
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Raine study (2000) |
Found that APD was caused by a smaller prefrontal cortex but is it really that simple? MRI was used. Brain scans cannot lie They were all volunteers. (may not be representative |
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Farrington |
Found it was caused by situational factors Can give desirable answers when interviewed Longitudinal- rich data but may lost sample size |
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Practical implications of APD |
Since researchers cannot decide on the cause of APD it is difficult to know how to prevent and treat it If it is biological then you cannot prevent it If it is situational then you can reduce childhood problems to lower the chance of APD. |
