Exam style questions 1. Maurice is 34 years old and has been stealing since he was 16 years old. He has stolen high value
items such as a television, and low value items such as food. He says that stealing stops him
feeling like he cannot give his family the things they deserve. Maurice has only been caught
stealing once, and was given a community sentence of two months. He says it is not worth
stopping stealing because he gets lots of nice things that he enjoys. He also says that the
consequence of being punished does not worry him. Assess how well operant conditioning can
explain Maurice's stealing. (9)