The Most Important Changes in Sentencing During the Past Forty

question 5

Multiple Choice

The most important changes in sentencing during the past forty years have been spurred by

• A) good-time laws
• B) mandatory minimum sentencing laws
• C) truth-in-sentencing laws
• D) conviction laws

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule in which the number of responses required for a reward varies around an average, making the reinforcement unpredictable and typically leading to high and stable response rates.

DRH

A differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior schedule where reinforcement is contingent on responses being made at or above a certain rate.

DRO

A behavioral intervention technique known as Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, where reinforcement is delivered for any behavior other than a target behavior.

Serial Position

The tendency to recall items from the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle.