People with antisocial personality disorder do not respond physiologically in the same manner that other people do. For example, when compared to control participants, they
A) have no parasympathetic activation.
B) are hyper-responsive to loud sounds and bright lights.
C) show abnormalities in right-hemisphere activation.
D) are slow to have an autonomic response to disturbing pictures.
Answer: D
Rationale: Emotional responses of individuals with antisocial personality disorder show their autonomic responses are weaker when viewing pictures of mutilations, assault, and threat compared to control subjects.
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