Under the First Prong (I

question 5

Multiple Choice

Under the first prong (i.e.,part) of the current test used by the U.S.Supreme Court for determining whether material is obscene,the fact finder must consider how the material in question would be viewed by:

• A)the person who created or produced it
• B)the person who purchased it
• C)an average person
• D)the judge hearing the case

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a target behavior are reinforced until the desired behavior is achieved.

Successive Approximations

A technique used in behaviorist psychology, involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A method of behavior modification where the intensity of an action is influenced by positive or negative reinforcement.

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement of behavior patterns in operant conditioning.