A streak plate-streak shows the true color of a mineral. Photo by Patrick Laird Â©. The streak of a mineral is the true color of the mineral and is quiet helpful in identifying minerals. It is easiest to rub the mineral across a streak plate in order to view the powdered residue (streak). The best streak plates are unglazed white porcelain tiles.
Rule-governed behavior. â¢ Behavior is primarily controlled by a verbal description. of a contingency of reinforcement or punishment. â¢ The description usually describes the behavior, the SD. for this behavior and the typical consequence for this. behavior in thebehavior in the presence of the SD.
Social control is the means by which members of a society attempt to induce each other to comply with the society's norms. Social controls influence behavior constantly because they are internalized and come into play every time a person has a deviant impulse. Social -control theory argues that deviance is largely a matter of failed social controls. Merton believes that the strain between the norms that define socially appropriate goals and the norms that specify socially appropriate means for attaining these goals creates an atmosphere in which deviance will appear.