The Case of Lucy V

question 53

Multiple Choice

The case of Lucy v. Zehmer, involving whether or not there was assent to a contract or whether allegations of joking prevented the formation of the contract, what did the court determine?

• A) The court ruled that the contract would not be enforced because one of the parties was subjectively joking and that both the Zehmers testified they were joking.
• B) The court ruled that the contract would not be enforced because one of the parties was joking, and a reasonable person should have known that.
• C) The court ruled that the contract would not be enforced because the parties had been drinking and although they were not intoxicated, there was still no mutual assent.
• D) The court ruled that the agreement would be enforced because under the applicable standard, the words and acts, judged by a reasonable standard, manifested an intention to be bound.
• E) The court ruled that the contract would be enforced because of what the parties verbally said regardless of whether an objective person would have thought joking was involved.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, leading to a learned response.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate certain behaviors with consequences.

Emotional Processing Theory

A framework suggesting that emotional health is related to the manner in which an individual deals with emotional experiences, particularly traumatic ones.

Exposure-Based Methods

Therapeutic techniques that involve the deliberate exposure of a patient to feared objects, situations, or memories to desensitize them and reduce their anxiety.