Auguste Comte Was a Positivist Who Believed That There Were

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True/False

Auguste Comte was a positivist who believed that there were laws of society in the same way that there are laws of physics that describe the operation of the natural world.

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Definitions:

Continuous

Without pause or interruption; unending over time or space.

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, used in behaviorist theories.

Reinforcer

A stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of the behavior that led to it happening again.

Electric Shock

A sudden discharge of electricity through a part of the body, often used in psychological experiments or as a form of therapy.