After John W

question 17

Multiple Choice

After John W. Hinckley, Jr. was acquitted of attempting to assassinate President Reagan on the basis of his plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity," ____.

• A) Congress passed the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984, which based the definition of insanity totally on the individual's ability to understand his or her actions
• B) the American Law Institute wrote the Model Penal Code, which shifted the burden of determining criminal responsibility from experts to the jury
• C) the American Law Institute amended its Model Penal Code to include the concept of diminished capacity
• D) the federal courts amended the insanity laws to place a greater burden on the defendant to prove insanity in assassination cases that involve political figures

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Definitions:

External Attribution

A belief that events are beyond one’s control.

Behavior-Reinforcement Beliefs

The expectation that a certain behavior will lead to a specific reinforcement.

S-R Habits

Behaviors that are automatically triggered by specific stimuli without the involvement of consciousness.

Seligman

Martin Seligman is a psychologist known for his work on learned helplessness, positive psychology, and well-being.