The Behavioral Sciences Approach Is Based on Which of the Following

question 247

Multiple Choice

The behavioral sciences approach is based on which of the following disciplines?

• A) Anthropology
• B) Economics
• C) Psychology
• D) Sociology
• E) All of these

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which affects the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any immediate or obvious reinforcement, only becoming apparent through a subsequent change in behavior.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors, without direct experience.

Positive Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when introduced after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.