Common Law Is Primarily Based on ________

question 105

Multiple Choice

Common law is primarily based on ________.

• A) actions taken by government legislatures
• B) the cumulative wisdom of judges' decisions on individual cases through history
• C) a codification of what is and is not permissible
• D) the officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion

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Definitions:

Social Learning Theory

The theory emphasizing that learning occurs within a social context, and knowledge is acquired through observing others in the social environment.

Observational Learning

A method of gaining behaviors by observing and mimicking the actions of others.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, leading to changes in voluntary behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning technique where, through repeated associations, a response at first elicited by a second stimulus is in the end elicited by the first stimulus without the second.