When Sandy was twelve years old, she began stealing from local stores. Her delinquent behavior continued and became more serious as she entered adulthood. She showed no empathy, guilt, or shame and always tried to manipulate other people with her superficial charm. Which disorder does Sandy display?
a. Antisocial Personality Disorder
b. Narcissistic
c. Borderline
d. Dependent
Answer: a. Antisocial Personality Disorder
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A disadvantage of closed-ended questions is that
a. The issue being studied may be too complex to reduce to a small number of answers b. Answers can be too simplistic to reflect the problem c. You may suggest alternatives that the respondent would have never thought of d. All of the above
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a. conditioning his young daughter to fear him b. using negative reinforcement c. extinguishing a behavior by adding an aversive consequence d. acting as a model for aggressive behavior