Do You Agree with Mill That the Prevention of Harm

question 47

Essay

Do you agree with Mill that the prevention of harm to others is the only reason that the state is justified in infringing one's freedom? Explain.

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Definitions:

Obvious Reinforcement

Refers to a reinforcement that is clearly and directly related to a specific behavior, making the consequences of the behavior apparent.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Extinction

The gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency because the response is no longer reinforced.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.