According to Behaviorists, Learning Socially Defined "Male" and "Female" Gender

question 35

Multiple Choice

According to behaviorists, learning socially defined "male" and "female" gender roles affects personality development and involves

• A)the use of social reinforcement.
• B)organismic valuing.
• C)the formation of archetypes.
• D)fixation.

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Definitions:

Reward

A positive consequence or incentive that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Drive Reduction

A theory in psychology suggesting that behaviors are motivated by the desire to reduce internal drives such as hunger or thirst.

Hull's Model

A drive-reduction theory of learning and motivation that describes behavior as responses to the reduction of basic physiological needs.

Drive Reduction

A theory in psychology that focuses on how fulfilling biological needs reduces physiological drives.