The legal case Dusky v. United States (1960) set the standard used throughout most of the United States regarding _____.
A. competency to stand trial
B. NGRI evaluations
C. the prediction of dangerousness
D. child custody evaluation practices
A. competency to stand trial
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a. carbon monoxide poisoning c. nicotine overdose b. hydrocarbons in the cigarette smoke d. a and b are both true
A psychologist would be most likely to use the experience-sampling method to determine
a. how much daydreaming people do. b. what strategies people use to solve problems. c. how long it takes people to respond to changes in temperature. d. how hunger affects the ability to store new information.
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a) illogical b) selfless c) rational d) amoral