Alfredo Is Highly Psychopathic

question 33

Multiple Choice

Alfredo is highly psychopathic. He breaks into a house one night thinking it is empty, but he is surprised to find there is a 70-year-old woman confined to a wheelchair in the home. Her eyes are wide and her voice trembles when speaks. Most people would easily recognize the woman's terror and feel badly, but Alfred does not. He proceeds to punch her viciously in the head and bind her to the wheelchair. Which theory best explains his reaction?

• A) Hare's hypoemotionality model
• B) Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance
• C) Newman's response modulation model
• D) Lykken's fearlessness model
• E) Baumeister's threatened egotism model

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