AIC 302 SCRIPTED EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Assembly - ✔✔A portion of a vehicle that is made up of several parts that,
when combined, form a unit.
✔✔Body-on-frame (conventional full frame) - ✔✔A type of auto body usually found on
trucks and large
passenger autos, characterized by a separate steel frame to
which the body of the vehicle is bolted.
✔✔Unibody construction (unitized construction) - ✔✔Passenger vehicle design by
which sheet metal panels are
welded together so that the body is in one piece rather
than two.
✔✔Statute of limitations - ✔✔A law that stipulates the length of time after an event
during which legal proceedings (such as a lawsuit or
criminal charges) may be initiated.
✔✔X-ray - ✔✔An imaging tool that provides one-dimensional pictures
of the comparative densities of the body; used to diagnose
broken bones and other internal conditions.
✔✔Computerized tomography (CT) scan - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging tool that takes a
series of x-rays at
various angles and converts resulting images into digital
codes that a computer interprets and reproduces on a
video screen. Used to diagnose problems of the brain and
spine.
✔✔Myelography - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging procedure in which a radio-opaque
dye is injected into the spinal column so that x-rays can
outline the spinal cord and nerves. This procedure detects
, herniated disks, tumors and inflammations in the spinal
structure, and congenital deformities.
✔✔Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging tool that uses a
superconductive
magnet, electromagnetic waves, and a sophisticated
computer system to create detailed images of the body's
interior.
✔✔Thermography - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging procedure that measures the surface
temperature of the skin, detecting injured areas.
✔✔Damages - ✔✔Money claimed by, or a monetary award to, a party who
has suffered loss or injury for which another party is
legally responsible.
✔✔Special damages - ✔✔A form of compensatory damages that awards a sum of
money for specific, identifiable expenses associated with
the injured person's loss, such as medical expenses or lost
wages.
✔✔General damages - ✔✔A monetary award to compensate a victim for losses,
such as pain and suffering, that do not involve specific,
measurable expenses.
✔✔Remittitur - ✔✔This occurs when a judge uses his or her discretion to
reduce an excessive jury verdict award.
✔✔Additur - ✔✔Occurs when a judge uses his or her discretion to increase
a jury verdict award that is deemed insufficient.
✔✔Collateral source rule - ✔✔A legal doctrine that provides that the damages owed
to a victim should not be reduced because the victim is
entitled to recover money from other sources, such as an
insurance policy.
✔✔Mitigation of damages - ✔✔A duty owed by an injured party to a claim to take
reasonable measures to minimize or avoid additional
injury or loss.
✔✔Hedonic damages (loss of enjoyment damages) - ✔✔Damages associated with the
loss of physical and
intellectual gratification and other lifestyle losses.
✔✔Loss of consortium - ✔✔The loss of benefits that one spouse is entitled to receive
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Assembly - ✔✔A portion of a vehicle that is made up of several parts that,
when combined, form a unit.
✔✔Body-on-frame (conventional full frame) - ✔✔A type of auto body usually found on
trucks and large
passenger autos, characterized by a separate steel frame to
which the body of the vehicle is bolted.
✔✔Unibody construction (unitized construction) - ✔✔Passenger vehicle design by
which sheet metal panels are
welded together so that the body is in one piece rather
than two.
✔✔Statute of limitations - ✔✔A law that stipulates the length of time after an event
during which legal proceedings (such as a lawsuit or
criminal charges) may be initiated.
✔✔X-ray - ✔✔An imaging tool that provides one-dimensional pictures
of the comparative densities of the body; used to diagnose
broken bones and other internal conditions.
✔✔Computerized tomography (CT) scan - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging tool that takes a
series of x-rays at
various angles and converts resulting images into digital
codes that a computer interprets and reproduces on a
video screen. Used to diagnose problems of the brain and
spine.
✔✔Myelography - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging procedure in which a radio-opaque
dye is injected into the spinal column so that x-rays can
outline the spinal cord and nerves. This procedure detects
, herniated disks, tumors and inflammations in the spinal
structure, and congenital deformities.
✔✔Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging tool that uses a
superconductive
magnet, electromagnetic waves, and a sophisticated
computer system to create detailed images of the body's
interior.
✔✔Thermography - ✔✔A diagnostic imaging procedure that measures the surface
temperature of the skin, detecting injured areas.
✔✔Damages - ✔✔Money claimed by, or a monetary award to, a party who
has suffered loss or injury for which another party is
legally responsible.
✔✔Special damages - ✔✔A form of compensatory damages that awards a sum of
money for specific, identifiable expenses associated with
the injured person's loss, such as medical expenses or lost
wages.
✔✔General damages - ✔✔A monetary award to compensate a victim for losses,
such as pain and suffering, that do not involve specific,
measurable expenses.
✔✔Remittitur - ✔✔This occurs when a judge uses his or her discretion to
reduce an excessive jury verdict award.
✔✔Additur - ✔✔Occurs when a judge uses his or her discretion to increase
a jury verdict award that is deemed insufficient.
✔✔Collateral source rule - ✔✔A legal doctrine that provides that the damages owed
to a victim should not be reduced because the victim is
entitled to recover money from other sources, such as an
insurance policy.
✔✔Mitigation of damages - ✔✔A duty owed by an injured party to a claim to take
reasonable measures to minimize or avoid additional
injury or loss.
✔✔Hedonic damages (loss of enjoyment damages) - ✔✔Damages associated with the
loss of physical and
intellectual gratification and other lifestyle losses.
✔✔Loss of consortium - ✔✔The loss of benefits that one spouse is entitled to receive
