According to the Doctrine of Precedent

question 19

Multiple Choice

According to the doctrine of precedent:

• A)a judge is only obliged to follow decisions made by judges in higher courts within the same court hierarchy.
• B)a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland is obliged to follow a decision made by the Queensland Magistrates court.
• C)a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland must follow a decision made by the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
• D)a binding precedent is a previous decision about a question of fact that a judge must follow.

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Definitions:

Gestalt

A theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies; often summarized by the phrase "the whole is different from the sum of its parts."

Wertheimer

Max Wertheimer, a founder of Gestalt psychology, which emphasizes holistic processing and pattern recognition in perception.

Artificial Intelligence

The branch of computer science focused on creating systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and recognizing patterns.

Cognitive Psychology

An area of psychology focused on studying mental processes such as perception, memory, thinking, and problem-solving.