An Implicit Cultural Standard Has Been Violated When

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Multiple Choice

An implicit cultural standard has been violated when:

• A)the taxes are due on April 15 but a person doesn't file a return.
• B)a parent allows a 13-year-old to get behind the wheel for a short drive home.
• C)a driver accelerates during a yellow light in order to cross the intersection.
• D)the school library is almost completely empty but a student sits right next to a stranger.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of a behavior is altered through reward or penalty.

Law Of Effect

Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely.

Biological Predispositions

Innate tendencies or genetic influences that predispose individuals to certain behaviors, diseases, or psychological disorders.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.