Which of the Following Situations Most Likely Illustrates the Concept

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations most likely illustrates the concept of gratuitous consideration?

• A) Pam placed an advertisement in a newspaper that promised to pay $10 000 to anyone who returned her lost cat to her.
• B) Pam asked Dave, who is a real estate agent, to locate a house in which she could operate a small accounting business. After he directed her attention to such a house, she promised to pay $10 000 to him.
• C) In exchange for his promise to pay $5, Pam promised Dave that she would guard a parking lot in which his car was located during a sporting event. Several minutes later, she promised Earl, who had also parked there, that she would guard the same parking lot during the same sporting event if he promised to pay her $7.
• D) Pam, who is a fire fighter employed by the city, agreed to extinguish a fire that was destroying Dave's house, which is located in the city, only after he promised to pay $10 000 to her in exchange for her services.
• E) Pam has threatened to sue Dave for $10 000. She is quite sure that she would win the case in court. However, because she is very fond of him, she has also generously offered to settle the matter for $6000.

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Definitions:

Social Readjustment Rating Scale

A scale that measures the stress level of individuals by assigning numerical values to the amount of life change they experience.

Stress

A psychological and physical response to challenges or demands.

PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event, characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.

Lazarus

Refers to Richard Lazarus, a psychologist known for his work on stress and cognitive appraisal.