There Are a Number of Stages in the Implementation of Social

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Essay

There are a number of stages in the implementation of social policy. Discuss these stages, how the policy progresses, and the political process of enacting social policy. Give an example of a social policy as it goes through the stages.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that strengthens an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent only when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Variable-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, often used in gambling and behavior training.

Shaping

A method used in behavior therapy and training that involves reinforcing successive approximations of a target behavior until the desired behavior is achieved.