Victims of Negligence May Be Able to Recover Each of the Following

question 50

Multiple Choice

Victims of negligence may be able to recover each of the following kinds of damages, if appropriate, except

• A)punitive damages.
• B)compensatory damages.
• C)special damages.
• D)damages for loss of consortium.

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Definitions:

Involuntary Actions

Actions that occur without the individual's conscious choice, often reflexive or automatic bodily functions like breathing or the heartbeat.

Moro Reflex

A primitive reflex found in infants, characterized by spreading the arms, unspreading them, then crying, in response to a sensation of falling.

Secondary Circular Reaction

is a developmental phase in early childhood identified by Piaget, in which infants repeat actions that affect the environment, indicating the beginning of intentional behavior.

Primary Circular Reaction

The stage in early infancy when a child begins to repeat actions on their own body that originally occurred by chance, indicating early cognitive development.