Charles Whitman Was a Mass Murderer with No Previous History

question 187

Multiple Choice

Charles Whitman was a mass murderer with no previous history of violence. In an attempt to explain his violent behaviour, a psychologist points to Whitman's recent stressful life events and to the way that violence is often reinforced and glorified in today's society. This psychologist's explanation is most compatible with which level of analysis?

• A) biological
• B) structural
• C) psychological
• D) environmental

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