The key phrase added by the American Law Institute related to the insanity defense is ______

a. "irresistible impulse" c. "incompetent to stand trial"
b. "guilty but mentally ill" d. "substantial capacity"


D

Psychology

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a. recognize that other people's thoughts and feelings may differ from his/her own b. perform simple logical operations tied to tangible examples c. be less egocentric than her/his younger siblings d. understand that quantity or amount of an object remains constant despite superficial changes in outward appearance e. generate hypotheses and think deductively

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What chronic illness may affect sexual functioning by making men and women hypersensitive to touch?

a. Diabetes b. Emphysema c. HIV/AIDS d. Multiple sclerosis

Psychology

Compared to the earlier view of short-term memory, the current view of working memory

a. argues that memory is much more fragile. b. proposes that working memory is simply an early stage of long-term memory. c. states that information is continuously being manipulated and changed. d. suggests that the Atkinson-Shiffrin model should be supplemented by at least five additional kinds of brief memory.

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According to Herbart, if material presented to a student is not compatible with his or her apperceptive mass, the material will:

a. cause anxiety. b. be rejected or at least will not be understood. c. create an approach-avoidance conflict. d. cause a creative change in the apperceptive mass.

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