Question 1

When it comes to understanding the crimes that psychopaths themselves commit,

Accepted Answer

A)  they know what they are doing is legally wrong and morally wrong
B)  they do not know what they are doing is legally wrong or morally wrong
C)  they know what they are doing is legally wrong,but may not understand if it is morally wrong
D)  they may not understand that what they are doing is legally wrong,but they do understand that it is morally wrong. C

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the cognitive model of psychopathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once psychopaths focus their attention,they fail to use information to modify their response or learn to inhibit behaviour
B)  Psychopathy results from the failure of parents to instill negative emotions in children when they misbehave
C)  Psychopaths are unable to plan ahead and this puts them at a disadvantage,causing them to seek out impulsive and criminal solutions to their problems
D)  When people have particular genetic defects or neurological impairments,it prevents them from being able to acquire prosocial behaviours A

Question 3

One type of psychopath that has yet to be studied is the elderly psychopath.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The consistent finding in the role of genetics and psychopathy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a very strong genetic influence
B)  there is a weak genetic influence
C)  there is no genetic influence
D)  there is a moderate to strong genetic influence

Question 5

Approximately 10 to 25 percent of adult offenders are psychopaths,while only approximately 1 percent of the general community scores high on psychopathic measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A rater-based instrument for the assessment of psychopathy in adults that is considered by some to be the "gold standard" and has been adopted worldwide as the most reliable and valid measure is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised
B)  Hare Psychological Symptoms - Revised
C)  Hare Personality Inventory - Revised
D)  Hare Psychotic Scale - Revised

Question 7

The work of Robert Hare,a leading expert on the assessment of psychopathy,based his work on the conceptualization of the disorder described by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Phillippe Pinel
B)  Cesare Lombroso
C)  George Partridge
D)  Hervey Cleckley

Question 8

Lykken's (1995) belief that psychopaths are not responsive to punishment and are therefore not motivated to avoid antisocial behaviour upon threat of punishment is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  specific emotional deficit theory
B)  low-fear hypothesis
C)  developmental model of psychopathy
D)  genetic theory of psychopathy

Question 9

In the DSM-5,psychopathy is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociopathy
B)  Antisocial Personality Disorder
C)  Criminal Personality Disorder
D)  Psychosis

Question 10

A limitation of using neuroimaging procedures to understand psychopathy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the techniques used to map brain areas are not very precise
B)  it promotes the idea that a psychopath's behaviour can never change if it is biologically based
C)  psychopaths are able to regulate their brain activity during such procedures if they wish to fool the assessor
D)  decreased activation in individual brain areas cannot be automatically associated with abnormal brain function

Question 11

To be diagnosed with psychopathy in the new DSM-5,a person must exhibit the following psychopathic-specific traits:

Accepted Answer

A)  Low anxiousness,low withdrawal,and high attention seeking
B)  High anxiousness,high withdrawal,and low attention seeking
C)  Low boldness,low meanness,and high inhibition
D)  High boldness,high meanness,and low inhibition

Question 12

Research on the DSM-5 indicates that the symptoms of psychopathy included in the new version match up with other measures of psychopathy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss major concerns that have been raised with respect to the assessment of psychopathic traits in youth and the research studies that have addressed these issues.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Describe how self-report vs.rater-based methods of assessing psychopathy are administered and name some commonly used examples of each type of measure.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

The most current research indicates that association between psychopathy and recidivism is as follows:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased psychopathy scores in adults and youth are associated with decreased general and violent recidivism including sexual recidivism
B)  increased psychopathy scores in adults and youth are associated with increased general and violent recidivism but not sexual recidivism
C)  relationship between psychopathy and recidivism is not consistent across studies
D)  increased psychopathy scores in adults and youth are associated with increased general,violent,and sexual recidivism

Question 16

What is the association between psychopathy and recidivism?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

There are specific measures used to assess psychopathy in youth that are distinct from the ones used with adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The use of self-report scales to assess psychopathy is

Accepted Answer

A)  rare because there are no validated self-report assessment tools for psychopathy that exist to date
B)  more common than the use of rater-based assessments of psychopathy
C)  criticized because psychopaths lie often and have poor insight into their behaviours and emotions
D)  only done with young male offenders

Question 19

The Antisocial Process Screening Device (ASPD; Frick and Hare 2001) is a tool that assesses psychopathic traits in adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following are recommendations that have been made about ways to increase the success of treatment for psychopaths except:

Accepted Answer

A)  using cognitive-behavioural treatments
B)  permitting poorly motivated offenders to drop out of treatment
C)  giving offenders pharmacological agents that increase amygdala activity
D)  targeting deficits in response modulation

Exam 11: Psychopathic Offenders Psychology of Criminal Behaviour

When it comes to understanding the crimes that psychopaths themselves commit,

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the cognitive model of psychopathy?

One type of psychopath that has yet to be studied is the elderly psychopath.

The consistent finding in the role of genetics and psychopathy is:

Approximately 10 to 25 percent of adult offenders are psychopaths,while only approximately 1 percent of the general community scores high on psychopathic measures.

A rater-based instrument for the assessment of psychopathy in adults that is considered by some to be the "gold standard" and has been adopted worldwide as the most reliable and valid measure is the:

The work of Robert Hare,a leading expert on the assessment of psychopathy,based his work on the conceptualization of the disorder described by:

Lykken's (1995) belief that psychopaths are not responsive to punishment and are therefore not motivated to avoid antisocial behaviour upon threat of punishment is referred to as the:

In the DSM-5,psychopathy is referred to as:

A limitation of using neuroimaging procedures to understand psychopathy is:

To be diagnosed with psychopathy in the new DSM-5,a person must exhibit the following psychopathic-specific traits:

Research on the DSM-5 indicates that the symptoms of psychopathy included in the new version match up with other measures of psychopathy.

Discuss major concerns that have been raised with respect to the assessment of psychopathic traits in youth and the research studies that have addressed these issues.

Describe how self-report vs.rater-based methods of assessing psychopathy are administered and name some commonly used examples of each type of measure.

The most current research indicates that association between psychopathy and recidivism is as follows:

What is the association between psychopathy and recidivism?

There are specific measures used to assess psychopathy in youth that are distinct from the ones used with adults.

The use of self-report scales to assess psychopathy is

The Antisocial Process Screening Device (ASPD; Frick and Hare 2001) is a tool that assesses psychopathic traits in adults.

All of the following are recommendations that have been made about ways to increase the success of treatment for psychopaths except: