Structural Strain Theory Suggests That Conflicts Between Socially Accepted Goals

question 71

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Structural strain theory suggests that conflicts between socially accepted goals and socially accepted ways of achieving them may produce deviant behavior.

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Thorndike

Edward L. Thorndike was an American psychologist known for his work in comparative psychology and the theory of connectionism which helped lay the scientific foundation for educational psychology.

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Thorndike

An American psychologist famous for his work on learning theory that led to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism.

Skinner

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