If There Is No Direct Communication Between Persons, the Following

question 38

Multiple Choice

If there is no direct communication between persons, the following three processes will affect the message

• A) Leveling, integration and assimilation
• B) Sharpening, integration, assimilation
• C) Leveling, sharpening, assimilation
• D) Leveling, sharpening, integration

Distinguish between different theories of reinforcement and choice behavior, including the maximizing law and blisspoint theory.

Analyze the role of environmental cues and anticipatory responses in avoidance learning.

Explain the principles behind the allocation of responses according to reinforcement schedules.

Evaluate the implications of punishment theories, including Thorndike's negative law of effect.

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Definitions:

Conscience

An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.

Misbehavior

Actions or behaviors that violate social norms or rules.

Generalized Other

A concept in sociology referring to the general notion that a person has of the common expectations and attitudes prevalent in their society.

Symbolic Interactionist

A perspective in sociology that focuses on the ways individuals interpret and give meaning to social symbols, interactions, and experiences.