Agency Law Is Actually a Mixture of Contract Law and Tort

question 60

True/False

Agency law is actually a mixture of contract law and tort law.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process whereby a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior by its occurrence.

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy technique that modifies behavior by changing the consequences that are contingent upon that behavior.

Assessment

The process of evaluating or estimating the nature, ability, or quality of something, often for purposes of education or psychology.