Looking at a lineup of suspects to an armed robbery, Zoe is struggling to identify the man that she saw running from the scene. The suspects all look so alike to her, and she did not get a close look. Zoe concentrates on the faces of the suspects, noting that one suspect has very cold looking eyes. She decides that he must be the one who committed the crime. What kind of reasoning is Zoe using to identify the suspect?
biological
chemical
hormonal
weather
Gall’s theory suggested that the shape and characteristics of a person’s skull offered insight into that person’s personality. Which term BEST describes this study of the skull?
phrenology.
psychopathy.
somatotyping.
anthropology.
Eli committed a gruesome crime, and during the trial, tells the jurors that he only did it because voices inside his head told him to. He insists that the voices are real and that he must always follow their directions, or they will hurt him. Psychologists have tried to explain to Eli that the voices are not real but that he is hallucinating them. Eli’s motive for committing the crime is called:
self defense.
duress.
psychosis.
psychology.