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and Oprahs of this world. But give
those same children negligent caregivers
or a bad neighborhood, say some
psychologists, and they can turn into
bullies, juvenile delinquents, or criminals.
Lykken has controversially called
psychopaths and heroes “twigs on the
same genetic branch.”
Consider the mechanism by which
kids acquire their sense of right and
wrong. Many psychologists believe that
children develop a conscience when
they do something inappropriate and
are rebuked by their caregivers. Disapproval
makes them feel anxious, and
since anxiety is unpleasant, they learn
to steer clear of antisocial behavior.
This is known as internalizing their parents’
standards of conduct, and its core
is anxiety.
But what if some kids are less prone
to anxiety than others, as is true of
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