What is "mens rea" in relation to a crime?

a) The cognitive component of the crime
b) The criminal behaviour itself
c) The incapacity to foresee the consequences of your actions
d) The intention to kill someone


a

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A. validity B. reliability C. practical nature D. clarity

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Why is the term "lie detector test" inaccurate?

a. These tests simply measure changes in arousal. b. The test is not detecting lying, but the administrator is. c. Using the term "lie" does not accurately reflect guilt. d. Only very sophisticated computers can detect lying, not polygraphs.

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What percentage of centenarians rates their current lives as good or very good?

A) 6 B) 18 C) 33 D) 59

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A nerve cell that fires both when a person acts and when a person observes the same action performed by someone else, as if the observer himself or herself were acting:

A) glial cell B) mirror neuron C) modifier gene D) none of the above

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