The Durham (1954) decision suggested that insanity was ____
a. an improper way for defendants to avoid responsibility
b. too frequently successful, particularly in violent crimes
c. always based on irresistible impulse
d. a product of mental disease or defect as defined by mental health professionals
d
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The average age of the onset of puberty in girls is ____, while the average age of onset of puberty in boys is ____
a. 13 years, 11 years b. 11 years, 13 years c. 12 years, 10 years d. 10 years, 12 years
In the current (2003) version of the Binet scale, testing proceeds until an examinee has a particular number of incorrect responses. This point is called the ____
a. criterion b. basal c. ceiling d. floor
Four-year-old Barnum goes to the circus and sees animals that he has never seen before. When asked about the event a year later, Barnum is most likely to recall
a. a verbatim account of the event. b. the gist of the event. c. only the linguistically coded parts of the event. d. nothing about having gone to a circus.
Clarissa is walking through the grocery store and realizes that they only take cash or a debit card
She does not have a debit card, so she starts to add up the cost of her groceries to determine if she has enough money. She is using her ________. a. declarative memory b. semantic memory c. working memory d. prospective memory