Leiser Rejects the Idea That the Death Penalty Constitutes a Denial

question 2

True/False

Leiser rejects the idea that the death penalty constitutes a denial of the criminal's worth and dignity. Just the reverse, argues Leiser. He argues that the death penalty, based on retributivism, actually affirms the offender's dignity and worth because it treats him or her as a fully responsible person. In the last part of the essay Leiser discusses the limits of the death penalty.
-Leiser says that no man may deliberately cause another to lose his life without some compelling justification.

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Definitions:

Operant

A term used in the science of behavior to describe an action or behavior that operates on the environment to produce consequences.

Classical

Pertaining to the first significant period or highest standard within any discipline; in psychology, often refers to conditions or experiments that form the basis of behaviorism, such as classical conditioning.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for developing the concept of the conditioned reflex through experiments with dogs, leading to the foundation of classical conditioning in behaviorism.

Law of Effect

A principle suggesting that responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, while responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely.