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Paul is 38 and has been a heroin junkie since the age of 17. To support his habit, he commits minor burglaries and robberies; he has been caught and convicted five times. Paul wants to quit using drugs and committing crime, but he has been unable to find a good job because of his previous convictions. He has also had difficulty forming healthy relationships because of his lifestyle. According to Moffitt's developmental taxonomy, what could be said of Paul?
Skinner Box
An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, especially through rewards and punishments.
Emitted Behavior
Behavior that is spontaneously produced by an organism rather than being elicited by a known stimulus.
Continuous Reinforcement
A conditioning schedule where every correct response or desired behavior is followed by a reward, used to establish or strengthen behaviors.
Food-deprived Rats
A condition used in experiments where rats are not given food for a period of time to study the effects of hunger on behavior and physiology.
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