Read the Following Four Statements About the Social Foundations of Deviance.Select

question 99

Multiple Choice

Read the following four statements about the social foundations of deviance.Select the one statement that is FALSE.

• A)Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms.
• B)There are many acts that are always deviant everywhere.
• C)People become deviant as others define them that way.
• D)What the norms are and how people apply them involve social power.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is only rewarded after a specified number of responses, often used in behaviorist experiments.

Fixed-Interval

In the context of operant conditioning, a schedule of reinforcement where rewards are given at fixed times, provided the correct response is made.

Smelled Food

The act of detecting the aroma of food, which can trigger physiological reactions such as salivation and influence appetite.

Operant Behavior

Behavior emitted spontaneously or voluntarily that operates on the environment to change it.