In the Chiefdoms of Tikopia and Tahiti, Chiefs Were Believed

question 33

Multiple Choice

In the chiefdoms of Tikopia and Tahiti, chiefs were believed to possess __________ which could be harmful to commoners unless they were careful.

• A) ghost servants
• B) magical items
• C) mana
• D) karma

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Definitions:

Intermittently Reinforced

A conditioning schedule where only some of the responses made are followed by reinforcement, known to produce behavior that is more resistant to extinction than continuous reinforcement.

Parents

The caregivers of offspring in their own species; in humans, typically refers to a child's biological or adoptive mother and father.

Extinction

in psychology, refers to the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Resistance To Extinction

The persistence of learned behavior or response even after the original stimulus (e.g., reinforcement) is no longer present.