An Examination of Language Patterns, Music, and Architectural Forms in the South

question 87

Multiple Choice

An examination of language patterns, music, and architectural forms in the South suggests that during the eighteenth century, __________.

• A) significant amounts of cultural sharing occurred between Africans and white southerners
• B) white southern culture borrowed little from African culture, but the latter was transformed by white culture
• C) Africans absorbed little of the white culture in the South
• D) little cultural exchange of any kind occurred between African slaves and white southerners

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Definitions:

Negative Punishment

A behavioral strategy involving the removal of a desirable stimulus following an undesirable behavior to decrease the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Positive Punishment

A behavior modification technique that involves the addition of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavior modification by which the likelihood of a behavioral response increases by the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in psychology which increases the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a desirable outcome or reward.