Which of the Following Is a Key Element in the Postmodernist

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key element in the postmodernist perspective of Michel Foucault?

• A) The powerful use the law and the criminal justice system to protect their class interests.
• B) Social control and discipline are based on the use of knowledge, power, and technology.
• C) Acts are deviant or criminal because they have been labeled as such by powerful groups.
• D) Social bonds tend to keep people from becoming criminals.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An automatic and involuntary reaction to a stimulus that occurs naturally, without any prior learning.

Classical Conditioning

A behavioral training method where the consistent pairing of two stimuli results in a response originally elicited by the second stimulus being ultimately elicited by the first stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimuli

Stimuli that naturally and automatically trigger a response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Stimuli

Stimuli that have become associated with a particular response through conditioning, typically in the context of classical conditioning.