What Was the Basis for the Irresistible Impulse Test First

question 37

Multiple Choice

What was the basis for the irresistible impulse test first used in the late nineteenth century?

• A)the legal assumption that everyone knows right from wrong
• B)the finding that the M'Naghten test was too broad
• C)the finding that even though some people intellectually know that their behavior is illegal,they still can't control their behavior
• D)the observation that some diagnoses are based on evidence of criminal behavior

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