When Persons Think in Terms of Seeking Primarily Personal-As Opposed

question 85

Multiple Choice

When persons think in terms of seeking primarily personal-as opposed to communal or group-happiness and goals, this reflects which orientation?

• A) familistic
• B) individualistic
• C) kinship
• D) negotiated

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning technique that uses incentives and penalties to influence behavior, thereby affecting the probability of its recurrence.

Secondary Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforcer.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.

Gradual Approximations

A method in behaviorism where complex behaviors are broken down into simpler, achievable steps for learning purposes.