Explain the Debate Over the Causes of Poverty in the United

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Essay

Explain the debate over the causes of poverty in the United States.What evidence suggests that the poor are responsible for poverty? What evidence suggests that society as a whole is responsible for poverty? Which side of the debate do you find more convincing? Why?

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Definitions:

Praises

Expressions of approval or admiration, often used to encourage or positively reinforce certain behaviors or achievements.

Generalization

In conditioning, the tendency for a CR to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was conditioned.

Pavlov's Experiment

A landmark study in behavioral psychology that demonstrated how dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell, associating it with food.

Closed Geometric Figures

Shapes whose edges are completely connected, enclosing a space.