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Biological Theory
Biological Theory
The brain is the organ of the mind and the locus of personality.
The basic determinants of human behavior are constitutionally or
genetically based.
The basic determinants of behavior may inherited.
Some behavior is the result of biological propensities inherited from more
primitive developmental stages.
The interplay among heredity and Biological.
Theory in perspective
Early Positivism
Cesare Lombroso
Pyknic Type – those who are stout and round bodies, they tend to
commit deception, fraud, and violence.
Athletic Type – those who are muscular and strong, they are usually
connected with crimes of violence.
Asthenic Type- those who are skinny and slender, their crimes are petty
thievery and fraud.
Types of Physique
TEMPERANT