Explain the Four General Privacy Principles and Discuss the Privacy

question 72

Essay

Explain the four general privacy principles and discuss the privacy policies of social media sites like Facebook as they relate to these principles.

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Definitions:

2:1 Contingency

A reinforcement schedule where two responses are required for one reinforcement to be given.

Matching Law

A principle stating that in a situation with multiple options for reinforcement, the proportion of responses directed toward an option matches the proportion of reinforcers obtained from that option.

Ratio Schedules

In operant conditioning, schedules that deliver reinforcement after a certain number of responses have been made, either fixed or variable.

Interval Schedules

A type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.