John was an aggressive and defiant kid in grade school, and as a teen he is involved in serious delinquency. His mother, a single parent, has given up on him. Moffitt would say that John is at high risk for becoming a(n) _____ offender
A) status
B) life-course-persistent
C) adolescence-limited
D) transitory
Answer: B
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A. microelectrode B. micropipette C. stereotaxic instrument D. genes from algae or bacteria
Korbinian Brodmann's system for dividing the cerebral cortex into 52 areas is based on
A. divisions of the surface by sulci and fissures B. regular units covering one square inch. C. the function of the underlying cortex of each area. D. the distribution of cell bodies in the six layers of cortex.
Tom tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash by simply thinking about his roommate doing it
He agrees with you that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. Tom tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows that other people don't like him because they are jealous and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tom is a. borderline personality disorder. b. paranoid personality disorder. c. schizotypal personality disorder. d. schizoid personality disorder.