Which of the Following Was a Reason Given by the United

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a reason given by the United States Supreme Court in its landmark decision in Roper v. Simmons (2005) ?

• A) The diminished culpability of juveniles
• B) The defense of mental disorder
• C) The violation of the Eighth Amendment
• D) The defense of double jeopardy

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Definitions:

Five-Factor Model

A theory that identifies five key dimensions of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Conscientiousness

A personality trait characterized by thoroughness, responsibility, and organization.

Repressed Sexual Desires

Unconscious exclusion of sexual wishes or fantasies from the conscious mind, a concept often discussed in psychoanalytic theory.

Neurotic Behavior

Patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are distressing to the individual but are less severe than psychotic disorders.