With Operant Conditioning Where Behaviors Are Strengthened or Weakened Through

question 16

Multiple Choice

With operant conditioning where behaviors are strengthened or weakened through reinforcements, abusive behaviors that are modeled for young children can become entrenched and repeated as they grow up. This best describes which theoretical approach to domestic violence?

• A) Cycle Theory of Violence (Battered Woman Syndrome)
• B) Differential Association
• C) Social Learning Theory
• D) Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Theory

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