There are unique problems that are presented by insanity evaluations that make developing a test to evaluate insanity extremely difficult. All of the following are valid reasons for this EXCEPT:
A) a retrospective evaluation of a person's state of mind is involved.
B) the legal elements of what constitutes insanity are more vague than for CST.
C) CST and insanity can be evaluated using similar test instruments and techniques.
D) there are considerable variations from state to state in legal definitions of insanity.
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