Katie Gets Mad at Adam Because He Has Forgotten to Pay

question 6

Multiple Choice

Katie gets mad at Adam because he has forgotten to pay an important bill.When she brings up the problem,he doesn't say much and begins to sulk.Katie backs down and says she'll take care of the problem.Then she changes the subject and begins to tell him funny stories about her bad day at work,which he finds amusing and eventually the two of them are laughing while they make fun of her inept coworker.According to a systems perspective,what is the "rule" underlying their relationship dynamic?

• A) When Adam is in a bad mood,he sulks.
• B) When Katie tells funny stories,Adam laughs.
• C) When problems are raised,Adam withdraws and Katie backs down.
• D) Adam is serious and Katie is funny.

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Definitions:

Revocations

The act of officially cancelling or withdrawing something, such as a license, permission, or legal right.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise when the other party has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Unilateral Contracts

Agreements in which one party makes a promise in exchange for the other party's performance, not a promise in return.

Promissory Estoppel

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