Which of the following was NOT a provision of the American Law Institute recommendations regarding "diminished capacity"?
a. A mentally ill criminal may not actually have criminal intent
b. A mental illness could impair the ability to understand that one's behavior is criminal.
c. Proof of either mens rea or actus rea is sufficient to convict someone of a crime.
d. Mentally ill people who commit crimes may not be responsible for their behavior.
c
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Acting professionally toward others is referred to as
a. fidelity and responsibility. b. beneficence and nonmaleficence. c. integrity. d. justice
Yao is participating in a study that is investigating sleep patterns. As part of the study, researchers paste electrodes to Yao’s scalp. The electrodes are then hooked up to an electroencephalograph (EEG), which will provide information about the ____.?
a. ?specific areas of the brain involved with sleep b. ?general electrical activity of the brain during sleep c. ?changes in blood flow that occur within the brain during sleep d. ?physical shape of the brain structures involved with sleep
What type of question typically produces a numerical score for each participant?
a. open-ended b. restricted c. rating scale d. partially open-ended
In industrialized nations, childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past half-century, largely as a result of __________
A) generous government nutrition programs B) government-funded health care C) widespread immunization of infants and young children D) a reduction in the number of viral and bacterial infections worldwide