According to Gregory Mantsios in "Media Magic: Making Class Invisible

question 134

Multiple Choice

According to Gregory Mantsios in "Media Magic: Making Class Invisible," blaming the poor for their situation ignores_____.

• A) the systemic nature of poverty and the economic and political policies which create an imbalance in wealth.
• B) the culture of poverty
• C) the individual characteristics responsible for poverty
• D) human nature

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Definitions:

Variable-Interval

In the context of operant conditioning, a schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Instrumental Learning

A type of learning where a behavior is strengthened or weakened, depending on the behavior's consequences, also known as operant conditioning.

Associative Learning

Learning that occurs when a connection is made between two stimuli, or between a stimulus and a response.

Reward or Punishment

Reward or Punishment encompasses the methods used in behavioral psychology to encourage or discourage certain actions or behaviors through the application of positive or negative consequences.