What Is the Presentence Investigation Report? What Is Its Function

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What is the presentence investigation report? What is its function?

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Definitions:

Exposure

Coming into contact with or being subjected to something (e.g., chemicals, diseases) which may have a harmful effect.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, through which an association is made between a behavior and a consequence.

Classical Conditioning

Learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without becoming apparent in the learner's behavior until it is demonstrated under different conditions.