In India, Society Is Divided into 4 Different Groups Called

question 82

Multiple Choice

In India, society is divided into 4 different groups called castes. The castes are ranked from the highest to the lowest and certain societal rewards are given to those in the higher castes, but withheld from the lower castes. This ranking is an example of:

• A) Social Stratification
• B) Social Reform
• C) Income Distribution
• D) Structural Mobility

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a reward is not given every time the desired response is made, enhancing resistance to extinction of the behavior.

Successive Approximations

A process in behaviorism where behaviors are broken down into small, achievable steps towards a final goal, often used in learning and conditioning.

Delayed Reinforcement

The presentation of a reward following a behavior after a significant period of time, which can impact the effectiveness of the reinforcement.

Classical Conditioning

A learning strategy that incorporates the frequent association of two stimuli, culminating in the first stimulus independently eliciting a response that was at first triggered by the second stimulus.