A Public Nuisance Occurs When a Person Uses Her Property

question 81

True/False

A public nuisance occurs when a person uses her property in an unreasonable manner that harms a neighbor's use or enjoyment of his property.

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Definitions:

Internal Attributions

The tendency to explain one's own behavior and the behavior of others based on internal, character-based factors.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The cognitive bias that leads individuals to overemphasize personal traits and underestimate the influence of situational factors when explaining other people's behavior.

Halo Effect

The halo effect is a cognitive bias where an observer's overall impression of a person, company, or brand influences their feelings and thoughts about that entity's character or properties.