The "German Triangle" in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Referred to

question 69

Multiple Choice

The "German triangle" in the mid-nineteenth century referred to

• A) a Baltimore neighborhood with a large German immigrant population.
• B) the identifying patch German immigrants were forced to wear in some American cities.
• C) Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Milwaukee-cities with large German populations.
• D) the special kind of ballot Democrats gave German-speaking voters.
• E) the superior plow that German immigrant Thomas Mannheim introduced to the United States.

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Definitions:

Law of Effect

A psychological principle stating that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated, while those followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.

Cognitive Model

A theoretical approach that explains psychological phenomena by emphasizing mental processes, including perception, memory, and thought.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace an undesirable response to a stimulus with a more desirable one.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology used to gradually train a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior.