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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Lifestyles, pg 57-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was incongruous about the red button in the psychologist's office in British Columbia Penitentiary?
(a) It was designed to simulate a real call button.
(b) You could push it, but it indicated weakness on your part.
(c) You could push it in an emergency, but it did not work.
(d) You could push it in an emergency but not expect help.

2. How do psychopaths often react to perceived insults?
(a) With extreme but short-lived outbursts.
(b) With faked forgiveness.
(c) With long-term planned revenge.
(d) With rigid self-control.

3. How many psychopaths are estimated to be in North America?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) Two hundred thousand.
(c) One million.
(d) Two million.

4. What do clinicians who prefer the term "sociopath" believe?
(a) Psychopathy is caused by life experiences.
(b) Psychopathy is a mental illness.
(c) Psychopathy is inborn.
(d) Society is responsible for creating psychopaths.

5. How did Ray take revenge on the author for not getting him work in his father's firm?
(a) He told prison officials about the knife.
(b) He stalked the author's family.
(c) He wrote hate mail to the author.
(d) He vandalized his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prerequisite for love does a psychopath lack?

2. What often impresses people about psychopaths' discussion of technical subjects?

3. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?

4. Why are most studies of psychopathy done in prisons?

5. What did Ted Bundy claim was responsible for his murders?

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