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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Ethics of Labeling, pg 180-191.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hervey Cleckley see as the main difference between psychopaths who are not incarcerated and those who are?
(a) A more engaging line of talk.
(b) A more consistent appearance of normality.
(c) A better physical appearance.
(d) A better education.

2. Why did the author decline to diagnose Saddam Hussein?
(a) Long-distance diagnosis is a parody of professional procedure.
(b) He didn't want to offend Hussein.
(c) He didn't want to be publically wrong.
(d) He didn't want to be publically right.

3. Why do the victims of psychopaths often have trouble convincing others?
(a) Their stories are too extreme to be believed.
(b) Psychopaths paint the victims as the real culprits.
(c) The victims are not convincing speakers.
(d) The victims are often wrongdoers themselves.

4. What is the danger in placing psychopaths in mental hospitals instead of prison settings?
(a) Misdiagnosis may make psychopaths overconfident.
(b) Hospital staff may be less alert to symptoms of psychopathy.
(c) Misdiagnosis can depress the psychopath.
(d) The hospitals do not have adequate security.

5. What does the author see as the antidote to inaccurate diagnoses?
(a) Careful study of an offender's background.
(b) Careful attention to a defendant's explanations.
(c) Careful comparison with similar cases.
(d) Careful use of sound scientific procedures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What often impresses people about psychopaths' discussion of technical subjects?

2. On what basis do parole boards release prisoners?

3. Why do the victims of white-collar psychopaths often fail to report?

4. For what career are psychopaths uniquely well-suited?

5. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?

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