Consumer Groups Have Generally Opposed the Idea of Product Liability

question 16

Multiple Choice

Consumer groups have generally opposed the idea of product liability reform using which of the following arguments?

• A) Punitive damages should be limited.
• B) Strict liability should be retained.
• C) The burden of proof should be shifted to consumers.
• D) Losers should be made to pay some of the other side's legal bills.

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Definitions:

Displacement

Displacement is a defense mechanism where an individual shifts feelings from an undesirable situation or person to someone or something that is less threatening.

Regression

In psychology, a defense mechanism leading an individual to revert to an earlier stage of development in response to stress or conflict; in statistics, a method to determine the relationship between variables.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their unwanted feelings, impulses, or thoughts onto someone else.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.