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. Which of the following is NOT generally recognized as a symptom of psychopathy?

a) Delusions correct incorrect

b) Lack of remorse correct incorrect

c) Deceitfulness correct incorrect

d) Lack of empathy correct incorrect

e) Impulsiveness correct incorrect

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. What label, corresponding to the disorder of psychopathy, has been dropped from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?

a) Sociopathy correct incorrect

b) Antisocial personality disorder correct incorrect

c) Psychosis correct incorrect

d) Dissocial personality disorder correct incorrect

e) Subcriminal psychopathy correct incorrect

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. Studies examining the prevalence of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and psychopathy assessed using Hare's Psychopathy Checklist-Revised among offenders generally find which of the following?

a) Few if any offenders exhibit ASPD or psychopathy. correct incorrect

b) Most offenders exhibit ASPD whereas only a minority exhibit psychopathy. correct incorrect

c) A minority of offenders exhibit ASPD whereas most exhibit psychopathy. correct incorrect

d) Most offenders exhibit both ASPD and psychopathy. correct incorrect

e) There is no relationship between ASPD diagnoses and psychopathy. correct incorrect

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. According to Hare (1996), what is a "subcriminal psychopath"?

a) Someone who often engages in crime but lacks any of the symptoms of psychopathy correct incorrect

b) Someone who is otherwise law-abiding but is manipulated into committing crime by a psychopath correct incorrect

c) Someone who is highly psychopathic but has avoided contact with the criminal justice system correct incorrect

d) Someone who is very likely to develop symptoms of psychopathy later in life correct incorrect

e) Someone who has symptoms of psychopathy but engages only in non-violent crimes correct incorrect

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. Highly psychopathic individuals often commit acts of instrumental violence; however, their instrumental violence varies somewhat from the usual pattern in which way?

a) It tends to involve relatively spontaneous and impulsive acts. correct incorrect

b) It tends to be perpetrated in a highly emotional state such as when they are angry or jealous. correct incorrect

c) It tends to lack an identifiable goal or purpose. correct incorrect

d) It tends to target victims they have a close relationship with such as a spouse or family member. correct incorrect

e) It tends to be focused and predatory. correct incorrect

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. Psychopathy is a relevant consideration for the criminal justice system because research demonstrates that psychopaths are more likely than non-psychopaths to do which of the following?

a) Commit violent offences correct incorrect

b) Engage in high rates of offending correct incorrect

c) Re-offend correct incorrect

d) Commit institutional infractions and violate prison rules correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Research shows that the rate of psychopathy among female offenders is ________ than the rate of psychopathy male offenders, possibly due to gender differences in the expression of the ________ symptoms of the disorder.

a) lower; affective correct incorrect

b) higher; behavioural correct incorrect

c) lower; interpersonal correct incorrect

d) higher; affective correct incorrect

e) lower; behavioural correct incorrect

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. What does research investigating possible age-related changes in the symptoms of psychopathy among adults reveal?

a) No evidence of age-related changes in the symptoms of psychopathy correct incorrect

b) Evidence of age-related changes in the affective symptoms of psychopathy correct incorrect

c) Evidence of age-related changes in the interpersonal symptoms of psychopathy correct incorrect

d) Evidence of age-related changes in the behavioural symptoms of psychopathy correct incorrect

e) Evidence of age-related changes in the affective, interpersonal and behavioural symptoms of psychopathy correct incorrect

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. Which theory postulates that psychopaths display an impaired ability to monitor and adjust their behaviour, leading them to overlook factors that would stop most people from initiating or continuing a criminal course of conduct?

a) Hare's hypoemotionality model correct incorrect

b) Newman's response modulation model correct incorrect

c) Hostile attribution bias correct incorrect

d) Baumeister's threatened egotism model correct incorrect

e) Lykken's fearlessness model correct incorrect

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. Pinocchio is a highly psychopathic individual who possesses a very narcissistic and over-inflated sense of himself. He invites a woman to join him for a drink. When the offer is politely refused, he exclaims to the woman You're not good enough for me anyways!" and he proceeds to verbally abuse and physically intimidate her. Which theory best explains Pinocchio's behaviour?"

a) Hare's hypoemotionality model correct incorrect

b) Newman's response modulation model correct incorrect

c) Hostile attribution bias correct incorrect

d) Baumeister's threatened egotism model correct incorrect

e) Lykken's fearlessness model correct incorrect