Martin Wins a Car in a Lottery

question 68

Multiple Choice

Martin wins a car in a lottery. As he already owns a car, he decides to sell the new one to his friend Ted. While driving the car, Ted gets into a head-on collision with another car. Due to a defective Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in the vehicle, the airbag does not deploy and Ted is seriously injured. Which of the following statements is true of this situation?

• A) Martin can be held strictly liable because he sold the car to Ted.
• B) The car manufacturer cannot be held strictly liable as Ted had not bought the car from it.
• C) Martin cannot be held strictly liable as the sale of the car counts as a casual transaction.
• D) The driver of the other car can be held strictly liable due to his or her involvement in the accident.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underemphasizing the role of situational factors.

Defensive Attribution

A psychological process by which individuals tend to ascribe greater blame to the victims of misfortune for their own victimization when they feel threatened by the likelihood of a similar event happening to them.

Observational Learning

A learning process through which behaviors, attitudes, or skills are acquired by watching and imitating the actions of others.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning through which a response is cultivated by the combination of a stimulus found in the environment and one that naturally exists, leading to a behavioral response.