The Growth of Powerful Communications Technologies and the Emergence of World

question 87

True/False

The growth of powerful communications technologies and the emergence of world cultures have failed to create a foundation for global markets.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, through which an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.

Behaviorists

Psychologists who focus on observable behaviors and the ways in which learning influences behavior, often through conditioning.

B. F. Skinner

A psychologist and behaviorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning - the idea that behavior is determined by its consequences.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer.