The Basic Problem Underlying the Views of the Social Darwinist

question 11

True/False

The basic problem underlying the views of the social Darwinist is the fundamental normative assumption that survival of the fittest means survival of the best.

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Definitions:

Behaviorist Theory

A theory of learning which states that behaviors are learned from the environment through the processes of conditioning.

Rewards and Punishments

Behavioral tools used to reinforce desired behaviors or diminish undesired ones, often employed in educational and developmental contexts.

Learning

A relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by making associations between behavior and events in the environment.

Psychosexual Stages

A theory by Freud describing the stages of a child's development from birth to adulthood, through which sexual energy (libido) is focused on different erogenous zones.