Under What Conditions Should Punishment Be Most and Least Effective

question 90

Essay

Under what conditions should punishment be most and least effective in reducing aggression? From the perspective of social learning theory, explain why punishment might increase rather than decrease aggression.

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Definitions:

Huntington's Disease

A genetic disorder characterized by the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, leading to deterioration of physical and mental abilities.

Dominant Mutant Allele

A variant of a gene that is more potent in expressing its trait even in the presence of its normal counterpart.

Heterozygote Advantage

A phenomenon in which the heterozygous condition confers some special advantage on an individual that either homozygous condition does not (i.e., Aa has a higher degree of fitness than does AA or aa).

Chorionic Villus Sampling

A prenatal test where samples of the chorionic villi are taken to test for genetic disorders in the fetus.