A Class-Action Suit Is a Legal Action

question 97

Multiple Choice

A class-action suit is a legal action

• A)involving a dispute about the appropriateness of a teacher's actions in the classroom.
• B)in which an individual or corporation charges suffering because of another's violation of a specific agreement between the two.
• C)involving a dispute over the jurisdiction, procedures, or authority of an administrative agency.
• D)in which a group of individuals with common interests can file a suit on behalf of everyone who shares that interest.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which increases or decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Passive Avoidance Learning

A form of learning in which an individual learns to refrain from certain behaviors as a result of experiencing or anticipating negative consequences.

Punishment

A process in behavioral psychology where an unfavorable outcome follows an undesirable behavior, aiming to decrease the probability of the behavior recurring.

Omission Training

A learning process where a desired behavior is reinforced by the removal of an undesired outcome.