According to the differential association reinforcement theory, criminal behavior is acquired through
A. operant conditioning.
B. classical conditioning.
C. modeling.
D. Both A and C
Answer: D
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a. makes daily life more difficult and which indicates a loss of control b. causes a person extreme personal discomfort and is socially nonconforming c. is illegal and/or persistently nonconforming. d. is statistically different from the average of the general population
Regarding the experiment in which smoke was blown into a room, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The results of the experiment lend support to the idea that in real emergencies, people underestimate the need for action as each person attempts to appear calm. b. Participants working in groups politely kept their eyes on their papers and avoided looking at others or the smoke. c. When the participants working in groups noticed the smoke, they looked to other people for clues as to what was happening. d. The participants working alone in the room were more likely to wait before responding to the smoke.
The development of infant motor skills is best described as:
a. a genetic process with no environmental influence. b. completely due to the effects of encouragement. c. a mixture of biological maturation and learning. d. progressing in continuous, rather than stage, fashion.
On some level, simply becoming aware of your own prejudices and biases may help to reduce their influence on your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This is called:
a) identification of shared ingroups. b) consciousness raising. c) cooperative contact. d) equal statusing.