If an Individual Accidentally Injures Another Person, He or She

question 25

Multiple Choice

If an individual accidentally injures another person, he or she cannot be convicted of a crime because there was no "criminal intent," a theoretical concept known legally as

• A)mens rea.
• B)actus rea.
• C)sociopathy.
• D)NGRI.

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Definitions:

Social Impact Theory

A theory which suggests that the amount of influence a person experiences in group settings varies based on the strength, immediacy, and number of people in the group.

Moscovici's Experiments

Psychological experiments conducted by Serge Moscovici that focused on social influence, specifically how a consistent minority influences the opinions of a larger group.

Line-Lengths

A measurement or dimension of length for lines, which can be used in psychophysical research to examine perception and judgments.

Millennial Generation

A demographic cohort following Generation X, typically considered to be born between the early 1980s and mid-to-late 1990s.