Modern Industrial Societies Are Noted for Having Disparate Access to Economic

question 46

Multiple Choice

Modern industrial societies are noted for having disparate access to economic resources and prestige. What type of stratification exists in these societies?

• A) class
• B) caste
• C) egalitarian
• D) rank

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or association is removed.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Fear Conditioning

A behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events, linking a neutral stimulus with a fear-inducing situation.

Aversive CS

A conditioned stimulus that predicts an unpleasant outcome, leading to aversive learning.