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National Surveys Have Confirmed That Most Americans, Regardless of Race

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National surveys have confirmed that most Americans, regardless of race, do not believe that racial profiling is a significant social problem.


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Self-Modification

The process through which individuals change their behavior or self-perception through self-determination and personal effort.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied to an organism's environment to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Punishing

The act of implementing a consequence in response to an undesired behavior, with the aim of reducing that behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

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