Bert Has Been Diagnosed as a Psychopath

question 30

Multiple Choice

Bert has been diagnosed as a psychopath. As Bert is walking down the street, he sees a motorist leave his vehicle with the engine running while he dashes inside a nearby store. Bert becomes so focused on stealing the car that he does not notice that there is a baby sitting in the rear seat, or that the driver is returning, and he proceeds to try and steal it. Bert's behaviour is best explained by which of the following?

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

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Definitions:

Amnesic Patients

Individuals who suffer from amnesia, a condition characterized by a noticeable and usually large deficits in memory.

Infant Amnesia

The phenomenon where adults are unable to recall personal memories from the early years of their life, typically before the age of three or four.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory involved in the learning and execution of motor skills and habits.

Declarative Memories

A type of long-term memory that involves the recall of specific facts and events that can be verbally expressed, such as names, dates, and places.