Vito Is Angry When the School Bus Driver Blames Vito

question 366

Multiple Choice

Vito is angry when the school bus driver blames Vito for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he gets off the bus, he kicks the bus tire. Freud would say that Vito is unconsciously using the defence mechanism of:

• A) repression.
• B) displacement.
• C) projection.
• D) denial.

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Definitions:

Past Consideration

A benefit already provided or an action already performed, which cannot legally constitute consideration for a current contract.

Consideration

A value that is exchanged between parties in a contract, making the agreement legally binding.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made to another party, if the latter has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Hamer v. Sidway

A landmark case in contract law regarding forbearance as consideration, where a promise not to do something can be as legally binding as a promise to do something.