According to Phillip Hammond,there Have Been Three Historical Periods in the United

question 72

Essay

According to Phillip Hammond,there have been three historical periods in the United States when religion has undergone disestablishment.Discuss what disestablishment is,and describe the three periods.Evaluate his analysis.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when removed following a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors or knowledge by observing the actions of others and the consequences of those actions.

Classical Conditioning

A teaching mechanism involving the link between a stimulus found in the environment and one that naturally exists.