How Did the Virginia Planter Assembly Define Slave Status in 1662

question 59

Multiple Choice

How did the Virginia planter assembly define slave status in 1662?

• A) If the mother is a slave, the child is a slave.
• B) If the father is a slave, the child is a slave.
• C) If a person of African descent has no identification papers, she or he is a slave.
• D) Slavery is the result of conviction for a serious crime.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

A decrease in behavior that results from an added consequence.

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of a behavior because a negative condition is removed or avoided.

Punishing Reinforcement

A term that amalgamates concepts incorrectly; in behaviorism, punishment is used to decrease a behavior's occurrence, whereas reinforcement is used to increase it.

Positive Punishment

A technique in behavior modification that involves the introduction of an unfavorable outcome or event following an undesirable behavior, with the intention of decreasing the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.