A psychopath who responds to prudential reasons but not moral ones may still satisfy Fischer-Ravizza's mechanism-ownership criteria, warranting at least partial responsibility attribution.

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Fischer-Ravizza(their names refer to a specific philosophical framework being applied): John Fischer and Mark Ravizza are philosophers who developed an influential theory about when people deserve moral blame or praise based on their decision-making processes.
Mechanism-ownership criteria(a technical term from their responsibility theory): Fischer and Ravizza's standard for determining responsibility: a person is responsible if they acted based on their own reasoning system and could recognize reasons for their behavior (even if they can't always control their actions).
Moral reasons(as used in ethics): Ethical justifications or grounds that support why something is right or wrong.
Responsibility attribution(as used in ethics and philosophy of action): The process of deciding whether someone deserves credit or blame for something they did (or didn't do).

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