To Assert ________ as a Defense, the Defendant Must Prove

question 31

Multiple Choice

To assert ________ as a defense, the defendant must prove that the plaintiff knew and appreciated the risk of the product.

• A) supervening event
• B) assumption of the risk
• C) generally known dangers
• D) abnormal misuse

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Definitions:

System 1

Refers to our mental system primarily responsible for quick, instinctual, and often subconscious decisions and judgments, contrasting with deliberate and analytical thinking processes.

System 2

refers to a theory of decision-making proposed by Daniel Kahneman that emphasizes slow, deliberate, and analytical reasoning.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind, affecting the perception of the frequency or likelihood of events.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision-making processes, though they may sometimes lead to biases or inaccuracies.