In Baxstrom V.Herold,the Supreme Court Held That

question 12

Multiple Choice

In Baxstrom v.Herold,the Supreme Court held that

• A)holding offenders in a mental institute after their sentences are complete is a violation of the equal protection clause.
• B)releasing defendants before their sentences are complete puts an unnecessary risk upon society.
• C)confining individuals to a mental institute equals cruel and unusual punishment.
• D)civil commitments of offenders,after they have served their sentence,are unconstitutional.

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Change Blindness

A phenomenon where a person does not notice significant changes in the visual details of a scene upon introduction of new visual stimuli.

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Dual Processing

Refers to the principle that our mind operates on two levels: a conscious, deliberate mode, and an unconscious, automatic mode.

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