The Criminal Behavior of Those Diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder

question 12

Multiple Choice

The criminal behavior of those diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder tends to

• A)continue to increase throughout the lifespan.
• B)increase dramatically at about age 30.
• C)decline significantly around age 40.
• D)remain stable throughout the lifespan.

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Definitions:

Slot Machines

Mechanical or electronic gambling devices that create a game of chance for their users.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which only a subset of responses is reinforced, leading to more resistant and persistent behavior.

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a previously eliminated conditioned response following a period of no exposure.

Delayed Reinforcers

Rewards or consequences that are not immediately given after the desired behavior, but after a time delay, which can still effectively modify behavior.