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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is conduct disorder?
(a) A pattern of violent conduct.
(b) A pattern of conduct that violates rules and the rights of others.
(c) A pattern of conduct that involves deceit.
(d) A pattern of selfish conduct.

2. Why are psychopaths not successful in treatment programs?
(a) They are unable to face problems.
(b) They see nothing wrong with themselves.
(c) They are experiencing too much distress.
(d) They are unwilling to make changes.

3. What event in the life of Lawrencia Bembenek did 300 people gather to celebrate?
(a) Her acquittal.
(b) Her conviction.
(c) Her extradition to the U.S. from Canada.
(d) Her escape from prison.

4. What is the most distressing aspect of increasing juvenile crime?
(a) Increasing cooperation among young offenders.
(b) Increasing hostility toward adults.
(c) The ever-younger age at which crimes are committed.
(d) Increasing disregard for social rules.

5. How do psychopaths treat those in positions inferior to them?
(a) They brutalize them.
(b) They con them.
(c) They ingratiate themselves.
(d) They mock them.

6. Which part of the brain is more analytical and sequential?
(a) The left hemisphere.
(b) Neither: both sides work together.
(c) The frontal lobe.
(d) The right hemisphere.

7. What group is a frequent source of victims for psychopaths?
(a) Older women.
(b) Naive women.
(c) Unmarried women.
(d) Lonely women.

8. When does the U.S. Supreme Court say expert testimony, such as Grigson's, is admissible?
(a) If the evidence is corroborated by facts from the defendant's life.
(b) If it is presented as opinion only.
(c) If the expert has appropriate credentials.
(d) If the evidence on which the opinion is based is made available.

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

10. What is the most overwhelming factor in the psychopath's ability to manipulate others?
(a) Background information.
(b) Glib talk.
(c) Intense eye contact.
(d) Good looks.

11. What is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?
(a) Hostile, aggressive behavior.
(b) Major violations of society's rules.
(c) Unremitting truancy.
(d) Developmentally inappropriate inattention and impulsiveness.

12. Why was Jeffrey Dahmer able to convince policemen that he was not committing crimes?
(a) He was cool and calm.
(b) He had friends on the police force.
(c) He talked fast.
(d) He had believable excuses.

13. What is unusual about the brain function of psychopaths?
(a) Interrupted language processes.
(b) Unilateral language processes.
(c) Bilateral language processes.
(d) Integrated language processes.

14. Why did one psychologist run off with her psychopathic patient?
(a) She believed his promises.
(b) She wanted to do field work on his methods.
(c) She was studying his case.
(d) She was trapping him into revealing himself.

15. How did John Grambling make his living?
(a) Defrauding banks.
(b) Defrauding friends.
(c) Defrauding clients.
(d) Defrauding the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do psychopaths often miss?

2. What is the author's term for "successful" psychopaths?

3. What did Dr. Jerrold Post predict that Saddam Hussein would do?

4. How secure are psychopaths in their own worldview?

5. How do psychopaths treat those in positions superior to them?

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