Daryl Atkins was convicted of abducting and killing a male in Virginia and was sentenced to death. He successfully appealed to the Supreme Court which ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute the mentally retarded. Which of the following is the best statement of the outcome of this case?
A. A jury determined that he was mentally retarded and he was sentenced to life in prison
B. A jury determined that he was not mentally retarded and he was sentenced to life in prison.
C. A jury determined that he was not mentally retarded and he was scheduled to be executed.
D. A jury determined that he was mentally retarded and he was scheduled to be executed.
B
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A. a slow draining of energy B. serious psychosomatic symptoms C. symptoms of hypochondriasis D. nothing, Brad should feel healthy
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a. common b. chronic c. resilient d. improved
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a. Short sleepers average five hours or less of sleep per night, while long sleepers sleep nine hours or more. b. A few rare individuals can get by on an hour or two of sleep a night and feel perfectly fine. c. Infants spend up to 20 hours a day sleeping, usually in two- to four-hour cycles. d. Those over the age of 50 average about nine hours of sleep a night.
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a. when a monkey saw a human imitating its behavior. b. when a monkey watched a hand making grasping movements without something to grasp. c. when a monkey did or watched a human do a specific goal-directed act with the hands. d. when a monkey saw another monkey eating.