Which of the Following Mistakes Is Most Likely to Prevent

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following mistakes is most likely to prevent the creation of a contract?

• A)As a result of a mistake regarding the future value of a technology company, a stock broker buys stock in that company.
• B)In January, a person agrees to pay $10 000 for the right to occupy a lakeside cottage during July and August.When both parties go to the lake on July 1, however, they discover that the cottage burned to the ground several weeks earlier.
• C)A grocery supplier fills an order for 5000 cans of beans but mistakenly sends only 500 cans.
• D)A bean wholesaler ships 5000 cans of golden wax beans to a customer who thought that he was ordering 5000 cans of corn.
• E)A person agrees to a standard form contract on the internet by clicking the mouse on the "I Agree" icon.

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Definitions:

UCS

Stands for Unconditioned Stimulus, a stimulus that automatically triggers a reflexive response without any learning needed.

CS

is an abbreviation that can stand for conditional stimulus in behavioral psychology, representing a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Experimental Neurosis

A pattern of erratic or maladaptive behavior in animals caused by exposure to unpredictable and uncontrollable events, used as a model to study human neuroses.