Which of the Following Is the Most Usable Definition of Law

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most usable definition of law?

• A)It is most useful to us to define law in terms of what we think people ought to do.
• B)We must define law in terms of what people used to do.
• C)We must define law in terms of what the courts or other agents of government will enforce.
• D)We must define law in terms of what society needs people to do.
• E)It is most useful to us to define law in terms of what people do.

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Definitions:

Recency Effect

The psychological phenomenon where the most recently presented information is remembered better than earlier information.

Sequence Order Effect

The phenomenon where the order in which items are presented affects the recall or understanding of those items.

Reconstruction

An account of an event that has been pieced together from a few highlights.

Bartlett

Frederic Bartlett, a psychologist who is known for his work on memory and cognitive psychology, particularly for his theory of reconstructive memory.