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A. atavism

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early biological explanations focused heavily on observable physical features of offenders. the basic argument was that offenders could be identified by their appearance. among the earliest of these approaches was:
○ atavism
○ phrenology
○ somatotypes
○ behavioral genetics

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    early biological explanations focused heavily on observable physical features of offenders. the basic argument was that offenders could be identified by their appearance. among the earliest of these approaches was:
    ○ atavism
    ○ phrenology
    ○ somatotypes
    ○ behavioral genetics

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    Atavism, an early biological approach to criminology, argues that offenders are "throwbacks" to earlier evolutionary stages, identifiable by primitive physical features. Phrenology focuses on skull shape, somatotypes link body types to temperament, and behavioral genetics examines genetic links to behavior; none match the core focus on identifying offenders by observable physical appearance as the earliest of these specific approaches as closely as atavism.

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    A. atavism

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Atavism, an early biological approach to criminology, argues that offenders are "throwbacks" to earlier evolutionary stages, identifiable by primitive physical features. Phrenology focuses on skull shape, somatotypes link body types to temperament, and behavioral genetics examines genetic links to behavior; none match the core focus on identifying offenders by observable physical appearance as the earliest of these specific approaches as closely as atavism.

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A. atavism

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Subject social science
Sub Subject criminology (implied by offenders but within social sciences broader scope, likely others if not specified, but given the options, criminology is a subfield under social science)
Education Level high school
Difficulty unspecified
Question Type multiple choice, with image
Multi Question No
Question Count 1
Analysis Status completed
Analyzed At 2026-02-09T20:12:46

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early biological explanations focused heavily on observable physical features of offenders. the basic argument was that offenders could be identified by their appearance. among the earliest of these approaches was:
○ atavism
○ phrenology
○ somatotypes
○ behavioral genetics

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