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KimWrice

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Which hypothesis offers an explanation for why psychopaths often do not respond normally to punishment?
 
  a. They are preoccupied with the potential for a successful outcome.
  b. They have never been punished.
  c. They have been punished too often.
  d. They lack the necessary cognitive skills to understand punishment.

Question 2

Which is a hypothesis put forward to explain the reduced startle response of psychopaths when presented with fear-inducing stimuli?
 
  a. The brainstem of this group has been damaged before birth.
  b. Their chronic alcoholism has produced brain deficits.
  c. They are emotionally impoverished.
  d. This is not a finding for psychopaths.


fdliggud

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c.


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KimWrice

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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 22, 2018
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