Under the Dusky standard, the presence of mental illness or mental retardation guarantees that a defendant will be found incompetent to stand trial.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Psychology

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An animal trainer is conditioning an elephant to startle at the sound of a trombone. Every time she plays the trombone, she then shows the elephant a mouse, which startles the elephant. Eventually, the elephant startles at just the sound of the trombone. However, after playing the trombone 10 more times, without a mouse appearing, the elephant exhibits no response. The lack of a response is an

example of: A) generalization. B) spontaneous recovery. C) acquisition. D) extinction.

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The tendency for women to ________ accounts for their increased vulnerability to depression

a. experience monthly changes in biochemistry b. nutritional distress c. outlive men d. ruminate about their problems e. watch too much national media

Psychology

The third-variable problem is one reason why you should not infer causality from correlational data.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology

Brad works with the U.S. military services. He identifies himself more with homosexuality than heterosexuality. Under the U.S. military's former "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy, which of the following is most likely to happen to Brad because of his sexual orientation?

A. He is not likely to be discharged because under this policy, the military is accommodative of homosexual individuals. B. He is not likely to be discharged because under this policy, the military is prohibited from discharging gay men and lesbian women. C. He can get discharged if he does not discuss his sexual orientation at work. D. He can get discharged if he is accused of being homosexual.

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