Which of the Following Best Explains the Reason, According to Metz

question 149

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the reason, according to Metz, why putting an innocent person to death does not necessarily degrade him or her?

• A) One is only degraded by a punishment if the punishment is sufficiently humiliating to be considered inhumane.
• B) A punishment can only degrade if it violates the traditional norms and values of the community that imposes the punishment.
• C) It is not a degradation to kill another if one has evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the individual deserves to die.
• D) Only punishments that violate an individual's dignity can be considered degradation and capital punishment does not do this.

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Definitions:

Opponent Process

A theory in psychology and vision science that suggests the human visual system interprets color in an opposing way, involving three pairs of colors.

Sensitization

An increase in the strength of a response with repeated presentations of a stimulus.

Habituation

The method through which a living being reduces or stops its reactions to a constant stimulus over a period.

Behavioral Contrast

The change in the intensity or rate of a specific behavior when the reward conditions for another behavior are modified, demonstrating how reinforcement can influence behavioral patterns divergently.