According to Sociologists,why Do Some Individuals Seem to Have More

question 81

Multiple Choice

According to sociologists,why do some individuals seem to have more resources and face fewer challenges when considering postsecondary education?

• A) Some individuals are unable to capitalize on the resources they have at hand.
• B) Some individuals make poor choices and have no self-control in their youth.
• C) Some individuals experience several coinciding larger social factors that may limit their choices.
• D) Some individuals don't have the inner resources to overcome life's challenges.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that strengthens an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent only when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Variable-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, often used in gambling and behavior training.

Shaping

A method used in behavior therapy and training that involves reinforcing successive approximations of a target behavior until the desired behavior is achieved.