Sam Uses Duress to Force Tanya to Agree to Pay

question 17

Multiple Choice

Sam uses duress to force Tanya to agree to pay him for protecting her re?tail store-Tanya's Trends-against vandalism and destruction.Tanya may

• A)avoid the contract or choose to carry it out.
• B)do nothing once she has agreed to pay.
• C)recover from her insurer for the cost
• D)recover from the local police for a failure to protect her store.

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Definitions:

Milgram's Study

An influential experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to investigate obedience to authority, demonstrating that people are willing to administer what they believe are painful electric shocks to another person when instructed by an authority figure.

Legitimate Power

A form of authority that is recognized and accepted by others due to the position or role held by an individual within an organization or society.

Open Social Influence

This involves the impact that the visible actions, preferences, or opinions of others have on an individual's behavior, often leading to conformity or change in beliefs.

Two-sided Messages

Messages that present both the positive and negative aspects of an argument to persuade an audience more effectively.