Serial Killers Tend to Select Victims

question 49

Multiple Choice

Serial killers tend to select victims:

• A) completely at random.
• B) of a particular type.
• C) based on their movie crushes.
• D) of above-average intelligence.

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Definitions:

Five Trait Dimensions

A model in personality psychology that describes personality in terms of five broad factors: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Subconscious Motives

Refers to underlying emotional or psychological impulses that influence behavior but are not consciously recognized by the individual.

Personality Psychology

Area of psychology in which the psychologists study the differences in personality among people.

Trait Perspective

A psychological viewpoint that emphasizes the description and measurement of consistent personality characteristics, or traits, as the primary means of understanding individual differences.