What Best Defines Negligent Behavior When a Person Acts on a Situation

question 7

Multiple Choice

What best defines negligent behavior when a person acts on a situation but does so at a level different than a reasonable and prudent person would?

• A) Act of omission
• B) Act of commission
• C) Tort
• D) Fraud

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Definitions:

Distortion

A modification of the original shape or other characteristic of an object, image, sound, or waveform.

Eyewitness Memory

The recollection by individuals of events they have witnessed, especially significant to criminal investigations.

Laboratory Experiments

Controlled tests or investigations conducted in a specially equipped space where variables can be manipulated and measured to explore scientific theories.

Real-World Stimuli

External inputs from the environment that can be perceived and interacted with in everyday life.