Operant Conditioning
A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or diminished by its consequences.
Behaviorism
A perspective that focuses on observable, measurable behavior and argues that the social environment and learning are the key determinants of human behavior....
CRJS 300 EXAM 2
Review (Behaviorism)
Operant Conditioning - answer A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or diminished
by its consequences.
Behaviorism - answer A perspective that focuses on observable, measurable behavior and argues that the social environment and learning are the key determinants
of human behavior.
Situationist - answer A theoretical perspective that argues that environmental stimuli control behavior.
Reinforcement - answer Anything that increases the probability of responding.
Positive Reinforcement - answer The acquisition of something desired as a result of one's behavior. Negative Reinforcement - answer The reward received for avoiding a painful or aversive condition, or stimuli
Punishment - answer An event by which a person receives a noxious, painful, or aversive stimulus, usually as a consequences of behavior.
Cognitive Learning - answer The formation and development of mental concepts, schemas, theories, attitudes, and other mental versions of the world.
Cognitive Psychologist - answer They believe that the mental processes are as crucial, if not more so, in understanding criminal behavior
Social Learning: Skinner - answer This suggests that to understand criminal behavior we must examine perceptions, thoughts, expediencies, competencies, and values of the world and those interacting in it. -For Example: Criminal Behavior may initially be acquired through association and through observation, but whether or not it is maintained will depend primarily upon
reinforcement of the behavior.
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