Deterrence Refers to ______

question 32

Multiple Choice

Deterrence refers to ______.

• A) punishment intended to transform individual into productive member of society
• B) punishing to discourage from offenses happening again
• C) punishing in order to harm the individual who caused harm
• D) punishing to remove individual from society as an interest for safety

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Definitions:

Complex Response

An intricate or multifaceted reaction to stimuli, often involving multiple cognitive and emotional processes.

Shaping

A method of teaching complex behaviors by rewarding closer approximations to the desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Premack Principle

A principle in psychology which states that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors.