Barry,the CEO of Trenton Corp

question 92

Multiple Choice

Barry,the CEO of Trenton Corp.,claims that their competitor,BMN Inc.,simply produces a modified version of Trenton's product.He also publicly claims that BMN's products are poor in quality.If the claims made by Barry are untrue,BMN Inc.can sue Barry for the tort of ______.

• A) fraud
• B) injurious falsehood
• C) battery
• D) larceny
• E) malicious prosecution

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Definitions:

Different Stimuli

Refer to various external or internal factors that can elicit responses from an organism or a system.

Ratio Strain

A breakdown in the performance of learned behaviors that occurs when reinforcement schedules are thinned too quickly.

Reinforcement

A process which increases the likelihood of a behavior by applying a stimulus immediately after the behavior occurs.

Delivered

In a behavioral context, refers to the administration or provision of a consequence or reinforcement following a behavior.