Case 4.3 Amelia Wishes Her Sister Was Dead. If Her Sister Dies

question 38

Multiple Choice

Case 4.3
Amelia wishes her sister was dead. If her sister dies, Amelia will receive a great deal of money. As Amelia is driving she sees her sister walking down the street. Amelia makes the decision to run her over with the car. She swerves off the road and runs her sister over and kills her.

-Amelia's state of mind when she runs over her sister is an example of​

• A) ​mens rea.
• B) ​actus reus.
• C) ​concurrence.
• D) ​legal cause.

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

A situation where someone's memory of lived experiences is altered inaccurately by details learned after the events took place.

Information-Processing Model

A cognitive approach that likens the mind to a computer, where information is inputted, processed, stored, and then outputted as a response.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory that allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Implicit Memory

A type of long-term memory that is not deliberately recalled or consciously thought about, such as procedural tasks.