Arnold Wrote a Defamatory Letter Regarding Bill Which He Did

question 56

Multiple Choice

Arnold wrote a defamatory letter regarding Bill which he did not show to anyone, but which he posted on a bulletin board in the laundromat. Arnold has committed:

• A) the tort of slander.
• B) the tort of libel.
• C) neither libel nor slander, because there has been no publication of the letter.
• D) the tort of false light.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In a psychological context, a strategy to encourage or strengthen a desired behavior by providing a positive or negative stimulus after the behavior occurs.

Behavioral Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors or changing existing ones through reinforcement or punishment.

Cue

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Stimulus

Something that incites or provokes a physiological or psychological action or response.