What Role Do Communities Play in Children's Development? Provide an Example

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Essay

What role do communities play in children's development? Provide an example of how the conditions of a neighborhood may influence children's development and well­being.

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Definitions:

Randomly Varying

Characterized by changes or differences that occur in a random manner, not following any specific pattern or prediction.

Shaping

A training technique that involves gradually reinforcing behaviors that come closer and closer to a targeted action.

Partial Responses

In medical and psychological treatments, reactions that show some improvement due to therapy but do not fulfill all criteria for complete remission.

Reinforcement

In operant conditioning, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by applying a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.