_____ Trial Generated So Much Public Outcry That Congress Passed

question 44

Multiple Choice

_____ trial generated so much public outcry that Congress passed the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984.

• A) Ted Bundy's
• B) John Hinckley's
• C) The "Son of Sam"
• D) The BTK Killer
• E) O.J. Simpson's

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive characteristic where an individual has difficulty understanding or assuming any perspective other than their own.

Sociocentrism

The tendency to view one's own social group as centrally important and superior to other groups.

Symbolic Thinking

The ability to use symbols, words, or objects to represent something that is not physically present.

Preoperational Child

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development describing children aged 2 to 7, characterized by the development of language and symbolic thought but limited in logical reasoning.