1. Eating an apple
2.All of the listed answers have distinct structures and sets of functions
Answer: Using operant conditioning terminology, straightening the wire hanger and poking it behind the dryer would be the <u><em>operant</em></u><em> </em>and the retrieved sock would be the <u><em>reinforcing stimulus.</em></u>
Explanation:
Operant stimulus is when there is a result known as "three-term contingency." The behavior or action can result in an award or even a punishment depending on the occasion.
Reinforcing stimulus is when a certain behavior is performed and the response is strengthened or decreased depending on the action taken. In this case, the soc was retrieved because Dolores used the wire hanger. This could of been a decreased behavior is she had not of straightened the wire hanger and the sock was not retrieved.
The four types of reinforcing stimulus and operant stimulus are; extinction, negative, positive, and punishment.
Answer:
The argument most often cited in support of capital punishment is that the threat of execution influences criminal behavior more effectively than imprisonment does. As plausible as this claim may sound, in actuality the death penalty fails as a deterrent for several reasons.
