Define and Summarize the Development of Traditional Authority

question 36

Essay

Define and summarize the development of traditional authority.Include sociologist Max Weber's
point of view.

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Definitions:

Generalization Gradient

Refers to the decrease in response strength as stimuli become less similar to the conditioned stimulus in classical or operant conditioning.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced, and in the absence of which that response will not be reinforced.

Reinforcement

An event (or termination of an event) that increases the frequency of the operant behavior that preceded it.

Attentional View

A theoretical perspective focused on how individuals allocate their attentional resources among various stimuli or tasks.