In the US, Why Is Figuring Out a Way of Strengthening People's

question 42

Multiple Choice

In the U.S., why is figuring out a way of strengthening people's feeling of connectedness to society still an issue of importance?

• A) it will make it easier for people to register to vote
• B) keeping the polls open longer will create more jobs
• C) other proposals offered have failed to substantially increase voter turnout
• D) those who vote tend to be more supportive of quality public education

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Definitions:

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where a response is only sometimes reinforced, leading to more resistant behavior to extinction.

Occurrence

Occurrence denotes an event or a situation that happens or takes place, often used to describe instances of varying significance.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an individual or system in response to external or internal stimuli.

Reinforcement

In psychology and behaviorism, it’s a consequence applied that strengthens an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.