Charles Whitman Was a Mass Murderer with No Previous History

question 305

Multiple Choice

Charles Whitman was a mass murderer with no previous history of violence. After 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 his aggressive acts are focused on which level of analysis?

• A)Psychological
• B)Environmental
• C)Biological
• D)Structural
• E)Sociocultural

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