Which of the Following Groups Had the Highest Poverty Rate

question 176

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups had the highest poverty rate in 2011 in the United States?

• A) Asians
• B) blacks
• C) Hispanics
• D) female heads of families

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Definitions:

Punishment

A penalty imposed for wrongdoing, intended to discipline or deter undesirable behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A concept in behaviorism where a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique in behavioral psychology that involves rewarding desirable behaviors to increase their occurrence.

Punishment

constitutes the imposition of a negative consequence or the removal of a positive stimulus in response to undesired behavior, with the aim of reducing that behavior.