Overall, the guilty but mentally ill verdict ______
a. has proven to be completely unworkable and is likely to be eliminated in most states
at some point in the near future
b. is a social experiment that has not yet proved its usefulness
c. is viewed as a major step forward in helping juries and judges find an appropriate
sentence in cases in which the insanity plea is used
d. has proven to be a panacea, virtually eliminating most problems associated with the
use of the insanity defense
B
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The EEG tracing of the patient in the sleep laboratory shows that brain waves have slowed to about 1 to 2 cycles per second. In addition, breathing and heart rate have decreased. It is most likely that the patient is
a. in stage 1 non-REM sleep. b. experiencing feelings of anxiety. c. in stages 3 and 4 of sleep. d. in paradoxical sleep.
Schizophrenia is diagnosed by
(a) behavioral symptoms (b) a blood test (c) MRI (d) a genetic marker on a known chromosome
People who believe that they are going to lose their job experience similar levels of stress as those who are actually unemployed.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Contiguity is the tendency to perceive ________
a) objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping b) things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern c) two things that happen close together in time as being related d) objects that are in a common area or region as being in a group