“Competence to stand trial” refers to a person’s __________

A) ability to remain in touch with reality throughout the trial
B) ability to assist in his or her own defense
C) willingness to assist in his or her own defense
D) willing acceptance of legal help


Answer: B

Psychology

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A. we are seeing primarily with the cones B. rods do not adapt to the dark C. we are seeing primarily with the rods D. we are used to seeing mostly with the fovea

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A. European American. B. Native American. C. African American. D. Asian American.

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Noam Chomsky is a famous nativist theorist who asserted a special innate, species-specific device in the brain for

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