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What benefits to ruling elites did conversion to one of the world religions offer? What potential costs did conversion demand?


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Gradual Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where reinforcement is slowly introduced or varied to shape behavior.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Punisher

A stimulus or event that follows a behavior and decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.

Conditioned Response

In behavioral psychology, the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned.

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