If Causal Connection Between a Person's Act and the Resulting

question 244

Multiple Choice

If causal connection between a person's act and the resulting harm to another is broken by an intervening act or event, the act or event is called:

• A) proximate cause
• B) unforeseen cause
• C) determinative cause
• D) foreseeable cause
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Institutionalized Adults

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Intellectual Hypotheses

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Distorted Interpretation

The misrepresentation or erroneous understanding of the meaning or significance of something, often due to preconceived notions or biases.

Cognitive Revolution

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