The United States Supreme Court has ruled that people may be involuntarily medicated to restore competency to stand trial only if
A) the drug is used in conjunction with intensive therapy.
B) there are no serious side effects to the drug used.
C) the medication is short-acting.
D) important governmental issues are at stake.
D
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A psychologist who studies impression formation is interested in ____.?
a. ?the characteristics of people who have a high degree of charisma b. ?the amount of influence that certain people have over other people c. ?how we understand and make judgments of others d. ?what makes an argument persuasive or not
Lewis and Brooks-Gunn (1979) put a red spot on the noses of children who were 9, 12, and 18 months old. The children then viewed themselves in mirrors. At what age did the children rub their noses, recognizing the image was their own?
a. 9 months b. 12 months c. 18 months d. none of them did
The Alaska state government completely closed down the king crab fishing industry due to a replenishing resource management dilemma. What were the fishermen doing that caused the government to stop the fishing?
A) They were not catching enough crabs to justify the expensive equipment. B) They were overfishing the crabs to the point of extinction. C) They were killing other sea life while trying to catch crabs. D) Their equipment was not sophisticated enough to catch crabs safely.