The famous Hinckley case (regarding the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan) resulted in
a. more states placing the burden of proving the defendant's insanity on the defense, rather than requiring the prosecution to prove the defendant's sanity.
b. the removal of the verdict "Guilty but Mentally Ill" from many state and federal statutes.
c. a return to the ALI standard for criminal insanity.
d. none of the above
A
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a. TV violence causes altruistic behavior. b. altruistic behavior causes a preference for TV violence. c. increases in altruism are associated with decreases in preference for violent programs. d. there is no relationship between TV preference and altruism.
Shawna has just gone through a break-up with her arrogant and selfish boyfriend. While hitting the punching bag in her kickboxing class, she imagines that she is punching her boyfriend's head. Shawna believes that engaging in the relatively harmless pursuit of hitting the punching bag will drain the energy from her more violent tendencies (like her temptation to slit the tires of his car or to
break his legs). Research on the idea of catharsis suggests that a. hitting the punching bag will reduce Shawna's "hot-blooded" aggressive intent. b. the good feelings Shawna derives from hitting the punching bag will be replaced by feelings of guilt andshame, which will make her less likely to engage in aggression in the future. c. hitting the punching bag will be a more successful technique for Shawna's attempt to reduce future aggressionthan would distracting herself by going out and having fun with other friends. d. hitting the punching bag will make Shawna feel more aggressive toward her ex-boyfriend.
Women are more likely than men to help:
a) strangers b) in everyday situations c) in emergencies d) all of the above
Research by __________ demonstrated that our visual registers are able to store accurate representations of images
a. Richard Atkinson b. George Sperling Richard Atkinson c. Richard Shiffrin d. Alan Baddeley