The Supreme Court ruled in Addington v. Texas that individuals can be hospitalized involuntarily if they are __________.

A. dangerous to others
B. dangerous to themselves
C. mentally ill and dangerous to themselves or others
D. dangerous to themselves or others


Answer: C

Psychology

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A. anorexia nervosa B. obesity C. bulimia D. rickets

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________ information addresses the extent to which an actor behaves in a similar way in response to a stimulus across time and circumstances

a. Consensus b. Distinctiveness c. Consistency d. Uniformity

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Implication(s) of the absolute refractory period:

A) A limit on how frequently action potentials can occur B) An action potential will produce additional action potentials only in front of it C) A narrow range of rates of firing for neurons D) All of the above

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The cortex is divided into cerebral hemispheres. The ___________________ is the main connection between the hemispheres

a. corpus callosum c. pons b. reticular formation d. hippocampus

Psychology