Although There Was No Carelessness on the Part of Mr

question 117

Multiple Choice

Although there was no carelessness on the part of Mr. Tam, and although he had no intention of harming anyone, he could still be sued by someone harmed by dangerous substances that escaped from his property. This is an example of what tort or what principle of tort law?

• A) False imprisonment
• B) Vicarious liability
• C) Contributory negligence
• D) Defamation
• E) Strict liability

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Definitions:

Selective Forgetting

The process by which people are able to forget information that causes distress or anxiety, often unconsciously.

Visual Images

Mental pictures or representations of objects, scenes, or events, used in mental visualization.

Decay Theory

A psychological theory that proposes memory traces weaken over time if they are not used or revisited, leading to forgetting.

Information-Processing Model

A cognitive approach that compares the mind to a computer, focusing on how information is input, processed, stored, and retrieved.