Socially Defined Behaviors That Are Considered Appropriate for Individuals Because

question 199

Multiple Choice

Socially defined behaviors that are considered appropriate for individuals because they hold certain positions in a group or society are called __________

• A) social roles.
• B) social identities.
• C) social mores.
• D) social norms.

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Definitions:

Fixed-interval

A type of schedule in operant conditioning where rewards or punishments (reinforcements) are presented at fixed time periods, provided that the appropriate response is made.

Variable-interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, in behavioral psychology.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited only by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.