Where Previous Social Theories Treated Science as One of Many

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Where previous social theories treated science as one of many social institutions, contemporary theories of science and technology treat science as a force central to the constitution of contemporary societies.

Analyze the effects of income variations on consumer choice within budget constraints.

Identify scenarios where consumers do not fully expend their budget.

Evaluate the relationship between multiple goods within a given budget constraint.

Understand the distinction between different types of memory: procedural, episodic, implicit, semantic, and declarative.

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Definitions:

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, leading to responses at varying rates.

Avoidance Training

Avoidance training is a learning process in which an individual learns to prevent the occurrence of an unpleasant or harmful stimulus by performing a specific behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A behavior acquisition technique involving continuous pairing of two stimuli; a reaction initially triggered by the second stimulus becomes triggered by the first stimulus alone over time.

Modeling

A behavioral technique in psychology that involves learning through the observation and replication of others' behaviors.