What was unusual about the Hinckley case?
A) He used the insanity defense.
B) He was successful in pleading the insanity defense.
C) His petitions for release have been consistently denied.
D) The public believed that he did not need to pay for his crime.
B
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A. Poor job prospects B. Poor interpersonal relations C. Substance misuse D. All of the above
Approximately 1 in _____ adolescent girls is affected by clinical depression
2 5 10 100
Aggressive children appear to be _____
a. more empathic than their peers b. more cognitively accurate in interpreting intentions of others c. less able to take the perspective of others d. less egocentric than their peers
Shelley was initially moderately in favor of a proposal to build a city bike path. At a meeting, she learns that not only will the path provide recreational opportunities and allow for some decrease in traffic,
but that in towns with paths, the crime rate tends to go down and businesses along the path do better. She is now strongly in favor of the proposal. The theory that best explains her change of opinion is the ________ theory. a. persuasive arguments b. social comparison c. culture-value d. groupthink