Homans Sought to Explain Elementary Social Behavior Which He Defined

question 28

Multiple Choice

Homans sought to explain elementary social behavior which he defined as

• A) face-to-face contact between individuals, in which the reward each gets from the behavior of the others, is relatively direct and immediate.
• B) human beings acting toward things on the basis of the meanings that the things have for them.
• C) based on the division of labor inherent within primitive societies.
• D) a reciprocal relationship between an interdependent self and society.

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Definitions:

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a physiological reflex or emotional response without prior learning.

UCR

Unconditioned response, a natural and automatic reaction to an unconditioned stimulus without prior learning or conditioning.

CS

Short for Conditioned Stimulus, it is a term used in classical conditioning to denote a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Reinforced Schedule

A concept in operant conditioning that outlines how often a behavior is reinforced, influencing the frequency and predictability of the behavior.