Avoiding Physical Punishment Is to ________ Morality as Respecting the Laws

question 111

Multiple Choice

Avoiding physical punishment is to ________ morality as respecting the laws of society is to ________ morality.

• A) conventional;postconventional
• B) preconventional;postconventional
• C) conventional;preconventional
• D) preconventional;conventional

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where responses are only occasionally reinforced, making the learned behavior more resistant to extinction.

Punishment

A concept in behavior psychology that involves the introduction of an unpleasant stimulus or the removal of a pleasant one following an undesired behavior, with the intention of decreasing that behavior.

Designated Driver

A person appointed to abstain from alcohol and drive others safely who have been drinking.

Avoidance Learning

Learning to avoid events or conditions associated with aversive consequences or phobias.