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Due to the dissatisfaction with both the M'Naghten rule and the Durham standard, the American Law Institute proposed a new standard that has tried to satisfy all the key players. It offered a two-prong approach for insanity: one related to the _____ prong, or an inability to appreciate the wrongfulness of one's conduct, and the other related to the _____ prong, or an inability to conform one's conduct to the rules.

A.cognitive; intuitive
B.empathetic; intuitive
C.cognitive; volitional
D.empathetic; cognitive

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C. cognitive; volitional

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It offered a two-prong approach for insanity: one related to the cognitive prong, or an inability to appreciate the wrongfulness of one's conduct, and the other related to the volitional prong, or an inability to conform one's conduct to the rules

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