​The Defense of Duress Consists of Four Elements: the (1)nature

question 13

Multiple Choice

​The defense of duress consists of four elements: the (1) nature of the threat,(2) immediacy of the threats,(3) crimes the defense applies to,and

• A) ​(4)level of belief regarding the threat.
• B) ​(4)lack of belief regarding the threat.
• C) ​(4)existence of the belief regarding the threat.
• D) ​There are only three elements.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process by which a response is given in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that originally elicited the response.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is rewarded only after a fixed amount of time has elapsed.

Operant Conditioning

A training technique in which the likelihood of a behavior is changed through the use of incentives or consequences.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response when it is no longer reinforced.