A "Norm" Is ______

question 39

Multiple Choice

A "norm" is ______.

• A)a formal statute prescribing how individuals should behave
• B)an unwritten rule that guides acceptable or expected behavior,and is enforced through daily interactions
• C)a goal that political actors are trying to achieve
• D)a court ruling about the state lawmakers

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Definitions:

Maximizing Law

The principle that organisms will choose behaviors that maximize rewards and minimize penalties under conditions of uncertainty.

Blisspoint

The optimal level of satisfaction or happiness an individual achieves from a specific action or set of circumstances, often used in consumer behavior studies.

Respond

To react or reply to something, typically as a result of external stimuli.

Matching Law

A theory stating that the proportion of responses directed towards one alternative corresponds to the proportion of reinforcements received from that alternative.