When Would Someone Use a Script

question 18

Multiple Choice

When would someone use a script?

• A) when listing items commonly found in an office
• B) when categorizing a group of animals into mammals or reptiles
• C) when deciding which kind of ice cream to buy from Baskin-Robins
• D) when telling someone how to order coffee at Starbucks

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Definitions:

Insanity Defense

A legal defense asserting that a defendant was unable to understand the nature of their actions or distinguish right from wrong due to mental illness.

American Law Institute (ALI) Rule

A legal standard used to determine insanity which includes the inability to understand the criminality of one's actions or to conform one's actions to the law due to a mental defect or disease.

M'Naghten Rule

A legal standard used to determine whether a defendant was insane at the time of committing a crime and therefore not responsible for their actions.

Durham Rule

A legal standard used to determine criminal liability in defendants claiming insanity, stating that an accused is not criminally responsible if their unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect.