Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Robert Hare (psychologist)
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Robert Hare (psychologist)
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Words from an Overcoat Pocket, pg 124-143.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is conscience to a psychopath?
(a) A barrier to be jumped.
(b) An emotional safeguard.
(c) An intellectual awareness of someone else's rules.
(d) A puzzle to be solved.

2. What is a typical sign of psychopathic conversation?
(a) Self-contradiction.
(b) Interest in the listener.
(c) Entertaining stories.
(d) Flattery.

3. What need is sometimes satisfied for the psychopath by taking drugs?
(a) The need for relaxation.
(b) The need for belonging.
(c) The need for excitement.
(d) The need to forget.

4. Why did Gary Gilmore claim that he was not a great thief.
(a) He was too sympathetic.
(b) He was too impulsive.
(c) He was not interested in thievery.
(d) He was not intelligent enough.

5. What can be observed about the mental processes of psychopaths?
(a) Their mental processes are straightforward.
(b) Their mental processes are poorly regulated.
(c) Their mental processes are bound by complex rules.
(d) Their mental processes are normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jack Abbott reject the word "remorse" in his case?

2. What question first raised by Ray has stayed with the doctor throughout his career?

3. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?

4. How did Clifford Olson see himself during his trial?

5. What is the typical cause of a psychopath's criminal activity?

(see the answer key)

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