What Are "Stakes in Conformity"? Name Four Stakes in Conformity

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Essay

What are "stakes in conformity"? Name four stakes in conformity you experience in your daily life. Do these stakes keep you from engaging in delinquent or criminal behavior? Why or why not? If these stakes were not present, would your answer change?

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that is naturally rewarding or satisfying, such as food or water, used to encourage specific behaviors in conditioning.

Basic

Fundamental, elementary, or essential in nature, often used to describe core principles or elements.

Biological Need

Fundamental physiological requirements essential for maintaining life, such as food, water, and shelter.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that increases the likelihood of a preceding behavior to occur again by either presenting a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.