Which Criteria Is Not Used in Deciding Whether a Criminal

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which criteria is not used in deciding whether a criminal defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity??At the time of the crime,mental illness prevented the person from ____.

• A) resisting the impulse to do wrong
• B) understanding what they were doing
• C) knowing what they were doing was wrong
• D) voluntarily entering a mental institution

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Definitions:

Mental Age

A measure of an individual's intellectual maturity, quantified by comparing their intellectual performance to the average performance of others in their age group.

Chronological Age

Refers to the actual age of a person measured in years from the date of birth.

Developmental Lags

Delays in reaching milestones in the physical, cognitive, social, or emotional development of a child.

Conservation Task

A cognitive development assessment process where individuals determine if physical quantities remain the same even when they are rearranged or changed in appearance.