The Kind of Rule in Which the Power of Government

question 54

Multiple Choice

The kind of rule in which the power of government has only minimal legal limits but is effectively restrained by other social, religious, or economic institutions is called

• A)autocratic.
• B)totalitarian.
• C)authoritarian.
• D)constitutional.
• E)democracy.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting high and steady response rates.

Contingency

A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty, often used in psychology to describe the relationship between behavior and its consequences.

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, a technique used in behavioral therapy to encourage the occurrence of desired behaviors by only rewarding behaviors other than the undesirable one.