The Literal Rule of Interpretation Is to Be Applied

question 85

Multiple Choice

The literal rule of interpretation is to be applied:

• A)when the words and phrases in the legal text are clear and unambiguous.
• B)if interpreting the legal text literally would lead to a result that is absurd or inconsistent with the rest of the document.
• C)if a purposive approach does not produce a clear interpretation.
• D)at all times.

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Definitions:

Psychologists And Psychiatrists

Professionals in the field of mental health where psychologists focus on psychotherapy and treating emotional and mental suffering with behavioral intervention, while psychiatrists are medical doctors who can prescribe medications.

Cognitive Psychology

The branch of psychology that studies mental processes including how people think, perceive, remember, and learn.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating the learning process through the experiment with dogs and a bell.

Conditioning

A process in behavioral psychology where a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment due to reinforcement.