Tyler, a Citizen of Utah, Files a Suit in a Utah

question 53

Multiple Choice

Tyler, a citizen of Utah, files a suit in a Utah state court against SeaCoast Sales Corporation, a Washington state company that does business in Utah. The court has original jurisdiction, which means that

• A) the case is being heard for the first time.
• B) the court has a unique method of deciding whether to hear a case.
• C) the court has unusual procedural rules.
• D) the subject matter of the suit is interesting and new.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows.

Successive Approximations

A method of shaping behavior by rewarding actions that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing closer and closer approximations to a desired behavior in order to teach a new behavior.

Operant Conditioning

is a method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.