According to Hare, psychopaths are able to tolerate shock in experiments by:

a) an ability to "tune out" the anticipated shock so that it does not bother them.
b) seeking out shock in order to increase their arousal.
c) distracting their focus on the task of learning to avoid shock.
d) anticipation of shock, which makes psychopaths too anxious to learn effectively.


a

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