Addington v. Texas was a Supreme Court ruling on civil commitment. It changed the standard of proof so that ____
a. the judge or jury had to be 51 percent certain of the evidence to decide in favor of commitment
b. the standard was set at a lower level of certainty than in criminal cases
c. commitment could occur only if there was evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt"
d. the judge or jury had to be 90 percent certain of the evidence to decide in favor of commitment
b
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a. anger. b. hopelessness. c. calm. d. opposing joy.
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b. It is sparked by physical attraction and sexual desire driving a person to pursue a romantic relationship. c. It is the short term decision to love someone and the long term decision to maintain that love. d. It is one of the first elements to build in a relationship but also one of the first to fade as the relationship continues.
Increased activity of the frontal and temporal lobes of the right hemisphere is associated with the ____.
A. behavioral inhibition system B. behavioral activation system C. behavioral attenuation system D. behavioral attraction system
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a. mental addition c. both mental addition and name retrieval b. name retrieval d. neither mental addition nor name retrieval