How Did the Inheritance System in Han China Usually Work

question 16

Multiple Choice

How did the inheritance system in Han China usually work?

• A) All land and property were passed to the eldest son.
• B) All children inherited equally.
• C) Land was divided equally among the sons in a family.
• D) Land and money were divided between the spouse and the oldest child.

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Definitions:

Extinction

The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Successive Approximations

A behavior training process where closer and closer approximations to a desired behavior are reinforced until the desired behavior is achieved.

Shaping

A method of conditioning by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced, gradually guiding the behavior closer to the target.

Contingency Management

A behavioral intervention strategy that modifies the consequences of behaviors to increase or decrease those behaviors.