The Use of Operant Techniques to Modify or Change Undesirable

question 6

Multiple Choice

The use of operant techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behavior is called_______.

• A) behavior modification
• B) empty chair technique
• C) reflection
• D) selective thinking

Compare the experiences of different racial and ethnic groups in the United States to extract lessons about race and ethnic relations.

Understand the industrial revolution’s role in the genesis of sociology.

Grasp the core concept of sociological imagination and its significance.

Recognize sociology’s focus on social relations over individual psychology in explaining behaviors.

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Definitions:

Constant Costs

Costs that do not change with the level of output or activity within a certain range.

Short-run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relation between the price of a product and the quantity of the product that a firm is willing and able to sell, given fixed resources.

MC Curve

A graph that shows the relationship between the marginal cost and the quantity of output produced, typically upward sloping.

Shut-down Price

The price level at which a firm ceases its operations because the revenue received does not cover the variable costs, making it financially unsustainable to continue.