According to the Text, the Polices of the Obama Administration

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to the text, the polices of the Obama administration have been similar to those of the George W. Bush administration in all of the following areas except

• A) using the doctrine of state secrets to oppose lawsuits challenging alleged torture.
• B) continuing to issue wiretaps without warrants for U.S. citizens suspected of links to terrorism.
• C) pursuing plans to build a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
• D) defending the policy of extraordinary rendition.
• E) practicing preventive detention.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors or information by watching and imitating others.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process whereby behaviors are influenced by the consequences that follow them, such as rewards or punishments.

Models

Representations or simulations of a system or concept, used in various fields to simplify, explain, or predict complex realities.

Classical Conditioning

An instructional process in which two stimuli are systematically paired together; the response that was firstly brought about by the second stimulus is ultimately brought about by the first stimulus by itself.