A jury must decide whether a defendant, already judged guilty, should receive the death penalty. They are told that the defendant committed the crime after years of physical abuse, a fact that could argue for a sentence less than death. This is an example of a(n) _______________ factor.

A. discretionary
B. disparity
C. aggravating
D. mitigating


Answer: D

Psychology

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a. fundamental attribution error c. self-serving bias b. actor-observer effect d. whiner effect

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Damage at the junction of the parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes is typical in cases of a. transcortical motor aphasia

b. Broca's aphasia. c. transcortical sensory aphasia. d. conduction aphasia.

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The existentialists accuse Freud of:

a. creating an oversimplified, reductionist view of human personality b. overemphasizing competition in his view of human personality c. creating a theory of human personality which is too complex d. placing too much emphasis on mature love and ignoring more selfish forms of love relationships

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The needs of schoolchildren with mild to moderate disabilities are addressed with ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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