The Penitentiary Act Was Based Upon Core Principles Under Which

question 27

Multiple Choice

The Penitentiary Act was based upon core principles under which prisoners were confined in solitary cells and labored silently in common rooms and were subjected to:

• A) ​secure and sanitary conditions.
• B) ​nonsystematic inspections.
• C) ​income for their labor.
• D) ​corporal punishment for noncompliance.

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Definitions:

Hull's Concept

The theoretical framework established by Clark L. Hull, proposing that human behavior is a result of internal biological drives that are learned and influenced by the environment.

Incentives Influence

The way rewards or punishments motivate individuals to adopt particular behaviors.

Partial Reinforcement

A technique in behavioral psychology where a behavior is reinforced only some of the time, leading to more resistant behavior to extinction.

Lever Pressing

A behavior often studied in operant conditioning experiments where an animal manipulates a lever to receive a reward or avoid a punishment.