What is behavioral psychology? How does behavioral psychology explain organized crime?

What will be an ideal response?


Central to behavioral psychology is that all behavior is shaped by its consequences. Behavior is acquired through operant conditioning—a method of learning through positive and negative reinforcement the results from interaction with the environment. If a person's aggressive behavior is rewarded, the person learns to behave aggressively.

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Gordon v. Warren Consolidated Board of Education (1983) ruled that using undercover officers in high schools was reasonable and therefore legal

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Probation violations or serious misbehavior can cause the judge to extend the period of probation, impose additional conditions, or revoke probation.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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________ refers to the attitudes, beliefs, values, and thoughts that a person holds about the social environment, interrelations, human nature, and himself or herself.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Punctures resulting from sharp-force trauma, blunt-force trauma and gunshot wounds all have distinctive patterns. Blunt objects generally create which type of injury?

a. more cracks radiating from the site of the impact, and more damage to the surface of the bone b. fewer cracks radiating from the site of the impact, and more damage to the surface of the bone c. more cracks radiating from the site of the impact, and less damage to the surface of the bone d. fewer cracks radiating from the site of the impact, and less damage to the surface of the bone

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