Why Is a Contract for the Sale of Goods Which

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why is a contract for the sale of goods which fit a particular description unlikely to be frustrated if the goods are destroyed before ownership passes?

• A) Because the Sale of Goods Act 1979, s7 only applies to the sale of specific goods.
• B) Because the seller can usually acquire other goods answering to the same description.
• C) Because a contract for the sale of goods which fit a particular description is void for uncertainty.
• D) Because the buyer is usually taken to have accepted the risk that the goods might be destroyed before ownership passes.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A fundamental stimulus that satisfies basic survival needs and is naturally reinforcing, such as food or water.

Secondary Reinforcer

Also known as a conditioned reinforcer, it is a stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer.

Operant Conditioning

The process of learning in which the vigor of an action is transformed by applying punishments or reinforcements.

Reinforcers

In operant conditioning, stimuli that increase the frequency of the behavior they follow, either through positive reinforcement (adding a stimulus) or negative reinforcement (removing a stimulus).