Based on What You Have Learned About the Relationship Between

question 168

Multiple Choice

Based on what you have learned about the relationship between the neural system and personality,which of the following might you expect to find in a population of violent offenders?

• A) They would higher than normal levels of dopamine.
• B) They would have higher than normal levels of cortisol.
• C) They would higher levels of activity in the left prefrontal cortex.
• D) They would have lower than normal levels of serotonin.

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