Tripp Is Serving a 10-Year Prison Sentence When He Is

question 12

Multiple Choice

Tripp is serving a 10-year prison sentence when he is informed by his parole board that he is getting out of jail early for good behavior.If the early release has the effect of increasing Tripp's good behavior in the future,then early release is an example of _______.

• A) positive reinforcement
• B) negative reinforcement
• C) positive punishment
• D) negative punishment

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Definitions:

Restrictive Covenant

A clause typically in an employment or real estate contract that limits what the buyer or employee can do, ensuring certain actions are refrained from.

Tenants in Common

A form of co-ownership where individuals hold undivided interests in a property without rights of survivorship, allowing different ownership shares.

Joint Tenancy

A form of property ownership in which two or more individuals hold equal rights to the entire property, and upon the death of one, the survivor(s) automatically assume the deceased's part.

Severing

The act of legally separating or dividing property rights, often in the context of joint tenancies turning them into tenancies in common.