At a recent viewing of the latest Hollywood blockbuster, LaToya and Ronald shared an awkward moment. LaToya, deeply moved by the
story line, began to cry during the movie, while Ronald sat twiddling his thumbs wondering when the movie would finally be over. Afterward, while they were discussing their different reactions, Ronald said "Well, girls always cry at sappy movies. That's why guys really hate those kinds of shows." Ronald is demonstrating that he holds very deep gender __________.
Stereotype: In social psychology, the term stereotype is described as an individual's "over-generalized belief" about a specific category of individuals. It is often considered as an exception that one person possesses for another person.
Gender stereotype: A gender stereotype is an individual's tendency to hold an over-generalized view towards specific people with a particular gender.
In the question above, Ronald is demonstrating that he holds very deep gender stereotypes.
<u>Negative punishment</u> is a method of operant conditioning which involves <u>removing a desirable stimulus after a client acts in an undesirable manner, to discourage that behavior</u> and reduce the likelihood of the behavior being repeated by the client in future.
1 Declining fertility and increasing longevity lead to rising numbers of older persons as well as a continuously growing share of older persons in the population.
