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malice aforethought

the mental elements of premeditation and deliberation or extreme disregard for human life that are required for a person to be convicted of first-degree murder.

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hedonic time-order error

hedonic time-order error

a preference for one of two otherwise equally preferred stimuli that arises because of the time interval that separates their presentation. The first stimulus is preferred when the interval is brief, and the second stimulus is preferred when the interval is lengthier.