Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?
A. It removed the volitional element previously introduced by the Brawner rule.
B. It made it possible for mental health experts to provide ultimate opinions about the defendant's insanity at the time of the crime.
C. It placed the burden on the defendant to prove that he or she was insane at the time of the crime.
D. It prohibited experts from giving ultimate opinions about a defendant's insanity.
B
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A. practicing these activities helped the brain gain control over movements of small muscles in the fingers, hands, and wrists B. these activities motivated children to learn to write C. these activities stimulated brain growth in general D. these activities developed the children's artistic sense
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a. Many of the contestants actively used memory strategies, including mnemonics. b. Specialized interests or knowledge helped participants on some memory tasks. c. On tasks in which the use of learned strategies was prevented, no participant was able to excel on these memory tasks. d. Wilding and Valentine concluded that exceptional memory may be based on either natural ability or learned strategies, but usually required both.
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a. first items b. middle items c. last items d. none of these items
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What will be an ideal response?