Defenses to a Negligent Act Include

question 455

Multiple Choice

Defenses to a negligent act include:

• A) assumption of the risk
• B) existence of proximate cause
• C) existence of a substantial factor
• D) res ipsa loquitur
• E) all of the other choices

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Definitions:

Structuralists

Pioneers in psychology and linguistics who analyzed the structure of mental processes and language by breaking down elements into basic components.

Humanistic Psychologists

Psychologists who focus on individual potential for growth and the role of unique perceptions in growth processes, emphasizing a subjective view of human experience.

Skinner-behaviorism

A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, proposed by B.F. Skinner.

Freud-Gestalt Psychology

An approach that incorporates elements of Freud's psychoanalytic theory and Gestalt psychology, focusing on unconscious processes and perceptions in understanding behavior.