Unlike empathy, __________ has less to do with emotional matching, and more to do with

A researcher investigating the link between stressful life events and depression has decided to use a prospective research design. This means that the researcher will have to

a. select subjects with the prospect of becoming depressed. b. select subjects with the prospect of experiencing stress. c. follow subjects over time to see if stress predicts the onset of depression. d. question subjects carefully to see if their depression has always followed some identifiable stress.

Last year Leslie shot and killed her husband after years of abuse. She has rejected a plea bargain and is ready for trial. Her defense attorney is going to call experts on the battered woman syndrome. What question will the prosecution want to ask the

experts on the battered woman syndrome? a. "Which DSM diagnosis best fits the defendant and her behavior?" b. "How can you distinguish dissociation from the battered woman syndrome?" c. "Why does the defendant have complete recall for the events surrounding the killing?" d. "How can someone who is suffering from learned helplessness bring herself to kill?"