Your Textbook Discusses the Difference Between "Not Guilty by Reason

question 55

Essay

Your textbook discusses the difference between "not guilty by reason of insanity" and "guilty but mentally ill." Which do you think is the best way to deal with mentally ill offenders? How does mens rea affect the difference between these two verdicts?​

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Definitions:

Acquisiiton

In psychology, refers to the process of acquiring new information, behaviors, or abilities through direct experience or instruction.

Generalization

The extension of learned responses to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in a learning process.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the withdrawal of reinforcement.