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Jeffery's approach to learning theory suggests that each person has a unique conditioning history through which he or she interprets stimuli.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Named after the creator of operant theory, Jeffery adopted this psychological approach _______________.

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Question 3

What is the major difference between Jeffery's differential reinforcement theory and Akers' social learning theory?

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*Jeffery felt th...

Question 4

By watching someone else get rewarded, it can be argued that your behavior is ______ reinforced.

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Question 5

The primary intellectual background material for social learning theory is behavioristic psychology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Jeffery's social learning theory, the determination of whether behavior will be deviant or conforming depends on:

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A)   The availability of role models.
B)   Differential reinforcement.
C)   Direct conditioning.
D)   Societal reaction.

Question 7

Jeffery's differential reinforcement theory argues that the power of stimuli to influence depends on levels of satiation and _______.

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Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: Daniel Glaser
B. F. Skinner
Ronald Akers
C. Ray Jeffery

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The Answer of Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach and is...

Question 9

Give Examples of a positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment.

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*Answers will vary but ideas should convey the following:
*Both reinforcements try to increase the chances a behavior will be more frequent.
*Positive reinforcement increases the chances for a behavior like when mom gives kid a cookie for cleaning his room.
*Negative reinforcement -absence or withdraw something negative as when you say sorry and mom won't ground you.
*Both forms of punishment try to eliminate a behavior.
*Positive punishment wants to stop child's acting out, so you give a spanking
*Negative punishment removes a reward you would normally get, like you can't go out tonight with friends.

Question 10

Social learning theory considers _______ to be central to the learning process.

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A)   The fact that people seek pleasure and avoid pain
B)   A core set of common values
C)   Modeling
D)   All of the above.

Question 11

Radicals objected to the use of behavior modification, claiming it was an elite plan to brainwash those who threatened the state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Give an example of how sociological, psychological and biological characteristics might interact together to produce criminal behavior.

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Question 13

A criminological learning theory that emphasizes social aspects of reinforcements and punishments is attributable to:

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A)   C. Ray Jeffery.
B)   Travis Hirschi.
C)   Edwin Sutherland.
D)   Ronald Akers.

Question 14

Akers refers to the process of integrating social learning theory with other crime theories as:

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A)   Differential adaption.
B)   Remodeling.
C)   Extension development.
D)   Conceptual absorption D

Question 15

Dan Glaser's version of a social learning theory has been called:

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A)   Differential anticipation.
B)   Neutral recrimination.
C)   Pathological identification.
D)   Patterned stimulation.

Question 16

Most tests of social learning theory have failed to support its basic propositions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The social learning theory of Ronald Akers is based on the assumption that:

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A)   The primary learning mechanism in social behavior is operant conditioning.
B)   The main part of learning occurs within social groups tied to one's occupation.
C)   Any behavior, once learned, is difficult to extinguish.
D)   None of the above.

Question 18

Any event that follows the occurrence of behavior and that alters and increases the frequency of that behavior is known as:

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A)   Discriminative stimuli.
B)   Reinforcement.
C)   Punishment.
D)   Modeling. B

Question 19

Signals which help an individual determine those situations in which a particular behavior may be appropriate are known as:

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A)   Reinforcements.
B)   Schedules of consequences.
C)   Discriminative stimuli.
D)   Modeling.

Question 20

The major difference between the versions of social theory proposed by C. Ray Jeffery and Ronald L. Akers is:

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A)   Jeffery views Sutherland as basically correct and Akers thinks Sutherland was incorrect.
B)   Akers thinks that social learning is derived mostly from social factors while Jeffery thinks learning is mostly non-social.
C)   Jeffery thinks that reinforcement is more important to learning and Akers thinks punishment is more important.
D)   There are no real differences between Akers and Jeffery.

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Jeffery's differential reinforcement theory argues that the power of stimuli to influence depends on levels of satiation and _______.

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Radicals objected to the use of behavior modification, claiming it was an elite plan to brainwash those who threatened the state.

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