If Human Actions (Such as Those That Produce the Green

question 47

True/False

If human actions (such as those that produce the green house gases that cause global warming)were part of the cause of a natural disaster,like Hurricane Katrina,then the suffering caused by that natural disaster could have some features of moral evil.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

The addition of a stimulus to decrease the probability that a behavior will recur.

Primary Reinforcement

A term in behavioral psychology that refers to something that is naturally rewarding or satisfying, like food or water, that reinforces a behavior.

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, used in operant conditioning.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses.