Assume a study of prison inmates diagnosed w/ antisocial personality disorder shows that they generally experience less anxiety than other people when they lie or "con" others. this outcome would most strongly support which theoretical position?
A. cognitive
B. psychodynamic
C. behavioral
D. biological
Answer: D. biological
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a. sensorimotor stage c. classical stage b. preoperational stage d. attachment stage
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A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 11