Here Jack is influenced by what Burrhus Frederic Skinner an American
psychologist calls negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement which is the
opposite of positive reinforcement and it means that the rate of behavior is increased
in order to avoid an unpleasant situation or unpleasant stimulus or negative
outcome.
Based on this situation, if Tony is charged with the crime,
the element of his defense that might be at issue are the following;
<span>·
</span>Nature of threat – this is defined as a
non-manmade incident that is caused by a process of a natural environment or
caused by biological, geological or meteorological conditions.
<span>·
</span>Level of belief regarding the threat – this is
the belief of an individual in regards to a certain threat that he or she may
be associated to.
<span>·
</span>Immediacy of the threat – this is referred to as
a way of an individual’s response to a certain threat.
Paul is <u>53 years old</u>.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Lesbian is a term used to mention the women who are in relation with their sexual identity. In other words homosexual women are known as Lesbian. The romantic and sexual desire expressed between the females is known as Lesbianism.
Lesbians when decided to have a child on their own, they seek help from the men demanding sperm.
In the above statement, Paul rejected the request of the lesbian couple as he is 53 years old. He thought that the child may get a chance of developing schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a kind of mental disorder.
They couldn’t afford to move anywhere else
