Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE with Respect to the Standard

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to the standard of care that is applied to professionals?

• A)More than usual is expected of experienced professionals and less than usual is expected of beginners.
• B)A professional may be held liable despite acting in compliance with an approved practice.
• C)An error of judgment always constitutes a breach of the standard of care.
• D)A judge will assess a professional's conduct in comparison to the "best practices" that exist within a profession at the time of trial.
• E)Because there is no separate tort of breach of a statutory duty,a court cannot consider the effect of a statute when it formulates the standard of care.

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Definitions:

Photographic Memory

A rare ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in great detail after only a few instances of exposure, without using mnemonics.

Classical Conditioning

A type of learning in which we link two or more stimuli; as a result, to illustrate with Pavlov’s classic experiment, the first stimulus (a tone) comes to elicit behavior (drooling) in anticipation of the second stimulus (food).

Implicit Memories

Memories that are not consciously recalled but influence behaviors and knowledge, such as procedural memory for tasks.

Echoic Memory

A subtype of sensory memory that retains auditory information, allowing sounds to be remembered for a short period after they are heard.