Stoddard,Raine,Bihrle,and Buchsbaum (1997)were interested in what might cause people,who had not been abused,neglected,or raised in disrupted households,to kill.Using PET scans,they determined that the murderers' brains had lower-than-normal prefrontal activity.This finding can help us understand why these individuals were more likely to kill because this part of the brain is
A) responsible for self-control and delayed gratification.
B) responsible for reasoning,judgment,and foresight.
C) activated when people feel guilty or embarrassed.
D) All of these.

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The prefrontal cortex is responsible for self-control, delayed gratification, reasoning, judgment, foresight, and activation during feelings of guilt or embarrassment. Therefore, all of these options are correct, making choice D the best answer.

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