Compensatory Damages Refer to _____________ While Punitive Damages Refer to __________________

question 45

Multiple Choice

Compensatory damages refer to _____________ while punitive damages refer to __________________.

• A)payment for injuries suffered; punishing the company for its failure to respond properly to the misconduct
• B)punishing the company for its failure to respond properly to the misconduct; payment for emotional harm and damages suffered
• C)payment to compensate for outrageous conduct; punishing the plaintiff for his or her role in the egregious behavior
• D)punishing the plaintiff for his or her role in the egregious behavior; payment to compensate for outrageous conduct

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experiments, a group of subjects who do not receive the experimental treatment and are used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Aggressive Tendencies

Patterns of behavior aimed at causing harm or injury to others, fear of harm in others, or assertion toward dominance in a social context.

Modeling

A method used in psychology to learn through the observation and replication of others' behaviors.

Perceives

The process of becoming aware of something through the senses and the way in which information is interpreted and understood.