The Accuracy of Predictions of Violence Is Better When the Focus

question 34

Multiple Choice

The accuracy of predictions of violence is better when the focus is on

• A)violence against others.
• B)violence against oneself.
• C)imminent violence.
• D)violence that may occur over the long term.

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Definitions:

Alan Hodgkin

A British physiologist and biophysicist who, along with Andrew Huxley, elucidated the ionic mechanism underlying nerve impulse transmission, work for which they received the Nobel Prize.

Andrew Huxley

A British physiologist and biophysicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1963, for his work on the basis of nerve impulse transmission.

Glutamate

An important neurotransmitter in the brain that plays a key role in learning and memory, also serving as a precursor for the synthesis of GABA in neurons.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances released by neurons to transmit signals across a synapse to another neuron, muscle, or gland.