What Standard Is the Insanity Defence in Canada Based On

question 38

Multiple Choice

What standard is the insanity defence in Canada based on?

• A) McNaughton Standard
• B) Fitness Standard
• C) Irresistible Impulse Standard
• D) American Law Institute Standard of Insanity
• E) Criminal Lunatics Standard

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Definitions:

Estrogen Levels

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Actor-Observer Effect

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing others' actions to internal characteristics.

Strong Attitudes

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Triangular Model

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