Which of the Following Statements with Regard to the Tort

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements with regard to the tort of negligence is False?

• A) If a person is injured by a defective product that he himself did not purchase, he can sue the manufacturer for negligence.
• B) If the court finds contributory negligence, the defendant has no liability at all.
• C) If physical injury can be foreseen as the result of a person's negligence, the wrongdoer will be liable for all the injury suffered although the person injured was unusually weak and infirm.
• D) A possible defence to the plaintiff's claim of negligence is that the plaintiff volunteered to take the risk.
• E) The test used to determine whether a duty of care is owed is this: would a reasonable person foresee that the plaintiff could be affected by the acts of the defendant?

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for dealing with reality by mediating between the id, superego, and the external world.

Displacement

in psychology, is a defense mechanism where a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient.

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety or to avoid facing uncomfortable truths.