Assume a Foreign Nation Has Seized All of the Property

question 48

Multiple Choice

Assume a foreign nation has seized all of the property of an American corporation. The nation has assumed ownership of the property for a public purpose and has paid the American corporation what it believes to be fair compensation. Under these facts, the seizure of property is best described as:

• A) expropriation.
• B) confiscation.
• C) force majeure .
• D) eminent domain.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that acquires its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer, used to condition a response.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, like food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable or rewarding.

Operant Conditioning

A learning paradigm that tailors the intensity of a conduct through positive feedback or negative repercussions.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior, used in behavioral training and conditioning.