The Best Statement of the Test Applied in Determining If

question 116

Multiple Choice

The best statement of the test applied in determining if a defendant was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries is:

• A) Was it foreseeable to the plaintiff that the defendant would engage in this conduct?
• B) Given this particular injury to the plaintiff, was it foreseeable that the defendant was the cause?
• C) Should it have been foreseeable to the defendant that defendant's conduct could lead to this kind of injury?
• D) Was the injury foreseeable to the plaintiff prior to the injury's occurrence?
• E) Was it foreseeable to the plaintiff that this kind of injury could occur under the particular conditions that the injury did occur?

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Definitions:

Conventional Stage

A stage in moral development where individuals' reasoning is based on conforming to social norms and expectations.

Kohlberg

Refers to Lawrence Kohlberg, who developed a theory of moral development consisting of three levels and six stages.

Morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior, often guided by cultural, religious, or personal beliefs.

Preconventional

Preconventional morality is the first level of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where behavior is guided by punishments and rewards from the external environment.