In theory, the decision in the case of Jackson v. Indiana (1972) stopped which practice?
A. judges' refusal to allow mental health professionals to testify regarding the defendant's competence
B. defense attorney's refusal to inform the court of incompetency on the part of the defendant
C. having the defendant confined in a mental institution for extended periods of time
D. attempts by defendants to claim incompetence to avoid being tried for their crimes
C
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People with narcissistic personality disorder display all of the following characteristics EXCEPT a. exploitation of others
b. happiness because they receive the adulation of others. c. demands for special attention. d. feelings of grandiosity.
Adlai Stevenson once said, "A hungry man is not a free man." What feature of the humanistic approach to personality does this reflect?
A. The emphasis on personal responsibility and free will B. Rogers' fully functioning person C. Maslow's hierarchy of needs D. Maslow's description of psychologically healthy people
_____ trained a chimpanzee named Washoe to talk using _____.
A) B. F. Skinner; shaping through approximations B) Allen and Beatrix Gardner; American Sign Language C) Marian and Keller Breland; American Sign Language D) Sue Savage-Rumbaugh; picture boards
The fact that you can easily recognize a picture of Mickey Mouse or Bart Simpson as that character, no matter what angle they are presented in during a cartoon, is an example of
A) color constancy. Incorrect. Color constancy is our ability to perceive color consistently across different levels of lighting. B) location constancy. C) shape constancy. D) size constancy.