Modification of Behavior Through the Perception of Negative Sanctions Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

Modification of behavior through the perception of negative sanctions is called:

• A) Deterrence
• B) Prevention
• C) Preclusion
• D) Dissuasion

Identify the main factors contributing to the severity of an earthquake's impact.

Understand the role of subduction zones and mid-ocean ridges in earthquake activity.

Understand the formation and identification of fault scarps.

Recognize the various causes of earthquakes including natural and human-induced factors.

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Definitions:

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that was previously neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response as the original conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In biology, the end of an organism or of a group of organisms, normally a species; in psychology, the process through which a conditioned response is eliminated through repeated exposure without reinforcement.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response without prior conditioning.

American Behaviorism

A school of psychology that focuses on observable behaviors and disregards mental processes.