Some Courts Have Determined That Hands and Feet Are Deadly

question 10

True/False

Some courts have determined that hands and feet are deadly weapons under statutes defining the offenses of aggravated battery.

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Definitions:

Mere Exposure Effect

The phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them.

Other-Race Effect

The tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than faces of other races. Also called the cross-race effect and the own-race bias.

Explicit and Implicit Attitudes

Explicit attitudes are conscious beliefs that can guide decisions and behavior, while implicit attitudes are unconscious beliefs that can influence actions and perceptions.

Stereotypes

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas about a particular type of person or thing.