Charles Whitman Was a Mass Murderer with No Previous History

question 18

Multiple Choice

Charles Whitman was a mass murderer with no previous history of violence. After Charles Whitman committed several murders and suicide, an autopsy revealed that he
Had a malignant tumour in an area of the brain associated with aggression. Psychologists who cite this fact in an attempt to explain what happened are focused on which level of analysis?

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

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a conditioned stimulus.

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors.

Rational-Emotive Therapists

Therapists who apply the principles of rational-emotive therapy, which aims to resolve emotional and behavioral problems by confronting irrational beliefs.

Thoughts And Beliefs

Mental states or convictions held about oneself, others, or the world, whether true or false.