Vince Li Was Found Not Criminally Responsible for Beheading a Fellow

question 177

Multiple Choice

Vince Li was found not criminally responsible for beheading a fellow passenger on the bus because he

• A)acted in self-defense after the other passenger threatened him.
• B)was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
• C)was experiencing profound depression.
• D)had a really good legal team.

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Definitions:

Hub Person

An individual who acts as a central point of information and communication within a network.

Diffuse Status Characteristics

Information about a person’s abilities that are only obliquely relevant to the group’s task, and derive mainly from large-scale category memberships outside the group.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Consensual Positive Validation

The process through which individuals seek validation and approval for their beliefs or actions from others, typically within a social group that shares similar views.