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Distinguish Among Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Punishment I, and Punishment

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Distinguish among positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, Punishment I, and Punishment II. Give an example of each.


Definitions:

Consequences

Results or outcomes of actions that can be either positive or negative.

Biological Determinism

The hypothesis that biological factors completely determine a person’s behaviour.

Crime and Deviance

Terms used to describe actions that violate social norms or laws, where crime specifically refers to violations that are legally prohibited.

Conflict Perspective

A sociological approach that views social life as a competition and focuses on the distribution of resources, power, and inequality.

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