A central idea behind the ____________ rule is that a defendant is not legally responsible for a crime if they could not differentiate between right and wrong when the crime was committed

FIll in the blank with correct word.

Answer: M'Naghten
Rationale: The precedent for the insanity defense was set in Great Britain in 1843, when a jury found Daniel M'Naghten was not legally responsible for his actions. The test for determining whether a defendant is "not guilty by reason of insanity" is now known as the "M'Naghten rule."

Psychology

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Scientific research has suggested that ________ seems to be the most important criterion to judge female attractiveness in the eye of men.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

Seventeen-year-old Paulette is Native American. She is aware of her cultural ancestry, feels a strong sense of pride in being Native American, and is becoming more sensitive to the attitudes and feelings associated with being part of her tribe

Paulette is developing A) acculturative stress. B) bicultural identity. C) ethnic identity. D) identity diffusion.

Psychology