A further study of the relation between physique and performance in criminals

With respect to the intelligence of criminals, the present sampling is, like Murchison's group, superior to the general population, but the superior to the general population, but the superiority is less marked. Approximately three-quarters of the population were convicted of burglary, robbery or larceny. A slight negative relation between robustness and intelligence is found (--.22) despite the fact that the two most intelligent criminal groups are the two most tending towards pyknic build. Interpretation of the results in terms of cyclothymic and schizothymic temperaments seems highly complex; at least, the data available are too meager to warrant conclusions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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  Gordon W Allport, Philip E Vernon•Psychological Bulletin•1930

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