Apart from the Causes That Were Characteristic of the West

question 2

Essay

Apart from the causes that were characteristic of the West as a whole, what combination of factors specific to Britain encouraged or made industrialization possible?

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through association with primary reinforcers.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral training and psychology to gradually teach new behaviors through reinforcement of successive approximations toward the target behavior.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that is not immediately expressed in an overt response; it occurs without obvious reinforcement to be applied later when needed.

Vicarious Learning

The process of learning behaviors by observing the consequences of others’ actions and adapting one’s own behavior accordingly.