In general, the younger marriage partners are, the more likely the marriage is to succeed

Which is a hypothesis put forward to explain the reduced startle response of psychopaths when presented with fear-inducing stimuli?

a. The brainstem of this group has been damaged before birth. b. Their chronic alcoholism has produced brain deficits. c. They are emotionally impoverished. d. This is not a finding for psychopaths.

Mark is angry when the teacher blames him for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he leaves after school, he shoves another boy who gets in his way. Freud would say that Mark is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of ________

a. displacement. b. repression. c. projection. d. denial.