When Comparing the Effects of Continuous Reinforcement with Intermittent Reinforcement

question 46

Multiple Choice

When comparing the effects of continuous reinforcement with intermittent reinforcement, ________.

• A) continuous reinforcement causes longer-term changes in behavior than intermittent reinforcement
• B) intermittent reinforcement causes longer-term changes in behavior than continuous reinforcement
• C) neither causes long-term behavior change
• D) both cause equally long-term changes in behavior

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Definitions:

Anomie Theory

The theory that deviant behavior arises when people striving to achieve culturally valued goals find they do not have access to the legitimate means of attaining these goals.

Education

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university, or the knowledge and skills acquired through this process.

Deviant Behavior

Behavior that violates the norms that apply in a given situation.

Secondary Deviance

Deviant behavior employed by a person as a means of defense or adjustment to the problems created by others’ reactions to rule breaking by him or her.