In 1994, the Supreme Court upheld Montana's abolition of the insanity defense. Since then, both Idaho and Utah as well as Montana have adopted a version of the GBMI verdict, in which the accused
a. remains permanently in a psychiatric facility
b. is imprisoned but is assured of receiving mental health services.
c. is imprisoned but is provided with mental health services only if they are available.
d. can choose either hospitalization or imprisonment.
c
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A. achieving stage B. acquisitive stage C. reintegrative stage D. responsible stage
The tendency to interpret, seek, and create information that is consistent with pre-existing expectations is called the ____ bias
a. implicit stereotype b. representativeness c. availability d. confirmation
How do drugs classified as “SSRIs,” such as Prozac, alter neuronal communication?
a. They increase the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by stopping its diffusion from the synaptic cleft. b. They decrease the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by returning it to the axon terminal for recycling. c. They increase the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by blocking its reuptake into the axon terminal. d. They decrease the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by facilitating its metabolism by neuronal enzymes.
Which of the following is the best example of problem solving?
a. ?Joan and her friends debate the current political situation in China into the wee hours of the night. b. ?Roy is worried about his persistent sore throat. He does research on the Internet and decides to contact his doctor. c. ?Joe feels discouraged by his weight gain during his freshman year in college. He doesn’t know quite what to do, so he continues in his current lifestyle. d. ?Reed lets her friend vent about her nonexistent dating life. She listens empathically but does not offer advice.