A Means of Settling Disputes, Under Which Parties Submit the Matter

question 361

Multiple Choice

A means of settling disputes, under which parties submit the matter to a neutral third party of their choosing to resolve the dispute by issuing a binding decision is called:

• A) mediation
• B) negotiation
• C) mini-trial
• D) arbitration
• E) summary jury trial

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Definitions:

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, often attributing them to internal dispositions or external situations.

Causal Attribution Theory

Theory of attribution that identifies the cause of a person’s actions as circumstance, a stimulus, or the person himself or herself.

Circumstance

A condition or fact that affects a situation, event, or action.

Stimulus

Anything that causes a response or change in an organism or any part of an organism.