Despite a Government That Is at Once Bureaucratic and Democratic

question 16

True/False

Despite a government that is at once bureaucratic and democratic in the United States,some sociologists would argue that bureaucracy and democracy are fundamentally at odds.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when removed after a behavior, increase the likelihood that the behavior will occur again in the future.

Aversive Stimulus

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus used to influence behavior through avoidance learning or negative reinforcement.

Negative Punishment

Negative punishment involves the removal of a favorable stimulus following an undesired behavior, with the intention of decreasing the likelihood that the behavior will occur again.

Positive Punishment

A behavior modification technique that involves adding an unpleasant consequence after an undesired behavior to decrease its occurrence.