The Form of Community Supervision That Attempts to Invoke Shame

question 3

Multiple Choice

The form of community supervision that attempts to invoke shame in the offender is called a ________ condition.

• A) public shaming
• B) scarlet letter
• C) shame sanction
• D) laughingstock

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A process of behavioral adjustment where the level of an action is modified through the application of rewards or punishments.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency.

Reinforcement

A concept in behavioral psychology where a behavior is strengthened or increased by following it with a positive or rewarding stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between two or more stimuli, responding only to the one that is conditioned while ignoring the others.