According to the M'Naghten Rule, a Criminal Defendant Is Not

question 7

Multiple Choice

According to the M'Naghten rule, a criminal defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity if the defendant

• A) committed a crime that no normal person would do.
• B) cannot remember the events surrounding the crime.
• C) was so mentally disordered as not to know what he/she was doing.
• D) had a diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

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Definitions:

Internal Attributions

The process of inferring that personal factors, rather than external factors, are the cause of an event or behavior, suggesting that a person’s actions are due to their individual characteristics such as personality or effort.

Situational Causes

Factors in the environment that influence behavior, contrasted with dispositional factors which are traits or characteristics within the person.

Prejudice

Negative attitude held by a person about the members of a particular social group.

Discrimination

Treating people differently because of prejudice toward the social group to which they belong.