psychopath

**beatit** · 02-06-2007, 09:35 PM

Although the term “psychopath” is popularly applied to an especially brutal criminal, in psychology it is someone who is apparently incapable of feeling compassion or the pangs of conscience.
(A) it is someone who is
(B) it is a person
(C) they are people who are
(D) it refers to someone who is
(E) it is in reference to people

Official Answer will follow. Please provide concrete reasons.

**mbawannabe** · 02-06-2007, 09:44 PM

Term can’t be someone. So, D.

**check.stone** · 02-06-2007, 09:51 PM

Not sure so I'll hold the reasoning. IMO D

**beatit** · 02-06-2007, 10:31 PM

Official Answer is D.

**meghago** · 02-06-2007, 11:08 PM

Imho D.

**celesking** · 02-07-2007, 08:02 PM

I'd go with D as well. 'it refers to' in D sounds better (more generally applied) than 'it is' (more direct) in A.

**check.stone** · 02-07-2007, 08:51 PM

Thought it was due to llism initially and can't think of any other reason having looked at it again for the 4th or 5th time.

**lawrencl** · 02-07-2007, 09:28 PM

Although the term “psychopath” is popularly applied to an especially brutal criminal, in psychology it is someone who is apparently incapable of feeling compassion or the pangs of conscience.
(A) it is someone who is
(B) it is a person
(C) they are people who are
(D) it refers to someone who is
(E) it is in reference to people

The word 'it' refers to the term 'psychopath'. C is out already because of they. Also criminal is one person, so any comparison to more than one is out, C and E are gone with 'people'.

Left with A, B, and D. A and D use 'who is' which is correct so eliminate B. And just reading the sentence over, it looks parallel to have D because of "applied to" and "refers to". So answer is D.