If, in Response to a Plaintiff's Assertions, a Defendant Asserts

question 353

Multiple Choice

If, in response to a plaintiff's assertions, a defendant asserts that the plaintiff owes the defendant money, the defendant has made a(n) :

• A) demurrer
• B) summons
• C) affirmative defense
• D) counterclaim
• E) motion for judgment n.o.v.

Learn about cognitive schemas and their role in person perception.

Understand the mental processes involved in making judgments and drawing conclusions about others.

Understand the concept of implicit and explicit cognition and how they influence perceptions and judgments.

Identify and explain various psychological theories and biases, such as implicit personality theory, stereotype threat, and attributional biases including the fundamental attribution error, hindsight bias, and "blaming the victim."

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Definitions:

False Alarm

An erroneous alert or notification indicating the presence of a threat or condition that in reality does not exist.

Miss

To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with something; also used to express a feeling of loss or absence.

Signal-detection Theory

A framework for understanding how individuals discern between important stimuli and background noise under conditions of uncertainty.

Hit

In the context of memory recall, a correct identification or recognition of a previously encountered stimulus.