Mass Tort Cases Are Complicated Because Of

question 16

Multiple Choice

Mass tort cases are complicated because of:

• A)the problem of causation
• B)the absence of lawyers
• C)the small number of parties
• D)an inability to mobilize litigants

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Definitions:

Double-Blind Procedure

A experimental setup in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, preventing bias in the results.

Illusory Correlation

The cognitive bias of perceiving a relationship between two variables even when no such relationship exists.

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon in which a person experiences a physiological or psychological improvement after receiving a treatment with no therapeutic value.

Empirical Approach

A method of inquiry that relies on direct, systematic observation and experimentation as a way to acquire knowledge.