What did Dorothy Otnow Lewis discover about the childhoods of murderers?
A. Lewis found only a very weak correlation between difficult childhoods and becoming a murderer.
B. A large majority of murderers reported severe childhood abuse, many with significant head injuries.
C. She found that most of the murderers had at least one parent who had also committed murder.
D. The study showed that many of the murderers had happy, healthy childhood experiences.
Answer: B
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