Abuse of Process Requires

question 4

Multiple Choice

Abuse of process requires:

• A) that the wrongfully brought suit terminated in the defendant's favor.
• B) that there be no probable cause in order for the person wrongfully sued to win.
• C) proof that the suit was brought for a primary purpose other than the one for which such proceedings are designed.
• D) proof that there was malice involved in the suit and that the wrongful suit ended in the plaintiff's favor.

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Definitions:

Confounding Variable

An outside influence that changes the effect of a dependent and independent variable. This extraneous influence is used to influence the outcome of an experimental design.

Volunteer Bias

A shortcoming of findings derived from a sample of volunteers instead of a representative sample; the volunteers may differ from those who did not volunteer.

Experimenter's Bias

A form of bias introduced by the experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.