If You Investigate the Change of the U

question 3

True/False

If you investigate the change of the U.S. population over years, then the dependent variable is the population.

Understand the legal standards for determining the competency and sanity of defendants.

Comprehend the impact of mental illness on legal defenses and the outcomes for accused individuals.

Recognize the trends in legislation and treatment regarding sex crimes and mental illness.

Analyze the role of racial bias in the application of laws and evaluations of competency.

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Definitions:

Social Comparison

The process of comparing oneself to others in order to evaluate or enhance some aspects of the self.

Dissimilar to Ourselves

Describes things or individuals that are vastly different from our own characteristics, experiences, or beliefs.

Risky Shift

A phenomenon where group decisions tend to be more extreme, often riskier, than the initial inclinations of its individual members.

Group Dynamics

Group dynamics refers to the study of behaviors and psychological processes occurring within a social group or between social groups.