Burt,a Mentally Impaired Person,is Asked by Carl to Sign a Piece

question 35

Multiple Choice

Burt,a mentally impaired person,is asked by Carl to sign a piece of pa?per that Carl says is an autograph book.In fact,the document is a note.If later sued on the note by an HDC

• A)Burt must pay the note.
• B)Burt's best defense would be fraud in the execution.
• C)Burt's best defense would be fraud in the inducement.
• D)Burt's best defense would be mistake.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

An instance where a person is overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness, caused by either a distressing event or continual lack of success.

Contingency Blocking

A phenomenon in classical conditioning where a previously learned association prevents the learning of a new association.

Latent Learning

A learning process that occurs without any immediate expression of the learned behavior or association until a suitable motivation is provided.

Latent Learning

occurs without immediate reinforcement and is not immediately demonstrated through performance, becoming apparent only when there is motivation to demonstrate it.