Utilitarianism Requires Us to Disregard Our Own Pleasure

question 15

True/False

Utilitarianism requires us to disregard our own pleasure.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between two similar stimuli based on differences in their significance or meaning.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli.

Successive Approximation

A method in behaviorism used to shape complex behaviors by rewarding behaviors that are progressively closer to the target behavior.

Extinction

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