Following Emile Durkheim, We Would Define Things as Profane When

question 48

Multiple Choice

Following Emile Durkheim, we would define things as profane when we understand them

• A)in terms of the past.
• B)as set apart as "forbidden."
• C)in terms of ultimate meanings.
• D)in terms of their everyday usefulness.

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Definitions:

Self-Actualization

The attainment of an individual's abilities and potential, seen as an essential motivation or demand inherent in every person.

Successive Approximations

A technique in behaviorism used to shape behavior by rewarding actions that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping Behavior

A method in operant conditioning involving the reinforcement of successive approximations to a desired behavior.

Reinforcing

In behavioral psychology, it pertains to strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that is rewarding, thereby increasing the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.