In 1966, Charles Whitman Killed His Wife, His Mother, and 14

question 76

Multiple Choice

In 1966, Charles Whitman killed his wife, his mother, and 14 more people at the University of Texas before police killed him. An autopsy revealed that a tumor affecting Whitman's ________ was likely the cause for the motivation behind his killing spree.

• A) frontal lobe
• B) amygdala
• C) ventromedial cortex
• D) cerebellum

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