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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a. during infancy b. during toddlerhood c. during early childhood d. during middle childhood
Which of the following statements about psychodynamic theory is false?
a. There has been no empirical evidence to support Freud's theories. b. The psychodynamic school included many "big picture" theorists. c. Many of the ideas described by Freud and others are pervasive in popular culture. d. Freud's work was generative, meaning it led to a lot of research.