The Fact That Members of Congress Are Increasingly Voting with Members

question 24

Multiple Choice

The fact that members of Congress are increasingly voting with members of their own party has become a factor in ______.

• A) socialism
• B) political ideology
• C) partisan polarization
• D) the gender gap

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Definitions:

Operant Responding

Operant responding involves a type of learning where behavior is modified by its consequences, through reinforcement or punishment, initially described by B.F. Skinner.

Unpredictable

not able to be predicted or foreseen, often because of constant changes or lacking a pattern.

Variable-Interval

A timetable for reinforcement where the time intervals between receiving reinforcement vary around a certain average but are unpredictable.

Reinforcement

A principle in behavioral psychology where an outcome or consequence of a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.