Roper VSimmons Prohibits the Execution of Offenders Who Were Under Age

question 49

True/False

Roper v.Simmons prohibits the execution of offenders who were under age eighteen when they committed their crimes.

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A psychological perspective focusing on observable behaviors and the ways they're learned, rather than on internal mental processes.

John B. Watson

An American psychologist who is considered one of the founders of behaviorism; he emphasized the importance of observable behaviors over internal processes.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.

Voluntary Responses

Actions that are performed deliberately and with awareness, typically as a result of conscious decision making.