When the M'Naghten Rule Is Applied, the Essential Inquiry Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

When the M'Naghten Rule is applied, the essential inquiry is whether:

• A) the act was the result or product of a mental defect.
• B) the person was able to distinguish between right and wrong at the time of offense.
• C) the act was the result of an "irresistible impulse."
• D) the act was the result of an addiction.
• E) the person intentionally planned to do harm.

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Definitions:

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences.

Adaptation

The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment; it is the result of natural selection acting upon heritable variation.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that are responsible for determining the characteristics of an organism.

Operant Conditioning Procedure

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the occurrence of desired behaviors and discouraging undesired ones.