Cody was accused of assaulting his neighbor, but several psychologists testified at his trial that Cody has paranoid schizophrenia and suffers from delusions and hallucinations. In addition, the day of the alleged assault, Cody had been hearing voices telling him that a space alien had inhabited the body of his neighbor and that this alien was attempting to inhabit Cody's body when his neighbor
knocked on his door. The neighbor even testified that Cody called him "a space creature.". The jury found that because of his schizophrenia, Cody could not appreciate that assaulting his neighbor was wrong; and therefore, the jury found Cody
a. guilty but impaired.
b. not guilty by reason of insanity.
c. not guilty by reason of diminished responsibility.
d. guilty under exceptional circumstances.
B
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Can a scale be reliable but not valid?
What will be an ideal response?
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