Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?
a. Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a father figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
b. Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a mother figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
c. Psychopaths are less likely to become chronic offenders than are non-psychopaths.
d. Psychopaths, as a rule, experience an inordinate number of abnormal fears.
b
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A. badgering B. leading questions C. incompetent testimony D. being argumentative
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A. Canine officers are rarely used in policing today. B. Canine officers have come to represent violent and aggressive attitudes toward minorities for many communities. C. Canine officers are significantly less popular among Americans than in the 1960s. D. Canine officers are no longer used to subdue suspects.
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A. New York B. Boston C. London D. Philadelphia
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a. Fourth b. Fifth c. Sixth d. Eighth