Although Intimate Partners Commit Only 5 Percent of Murders of Men

question 20

Multiple Choice

Although intimate partners commit only 5 percent of murders of men, they account for __________ percent of homicides of women.

• A) 10
• B) 15
• C) 25
• D) 30

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Definitions:

False Consensus Effect

The cognitive bias whereby individuals overestimate the extent to which their beliefs, values, attitudes, or opinions are shared by others.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory in psychology proposing that certain human needs must be fulfilled before others.