Ramona left her two-year-old baby in the backseat of her car while she rushed to a department store to buy something to eat. In her absence, a construction crane crashed into her car resulting in the death of her child. In this scenario, which of the following elements of mens rea did Ramona exhibit?

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Negligence refers to a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances. Ramona's act of leaving her child unattended in the car demonstrates a lack of reasonable care, which constitutes negligence.

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