Which Statement Is True About Public Schools in the United

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about public schools in the United States?

• A) In recent years, public schools have become more racially segregated.
• B) In recent years, public schools have become less racially segregated.
• C) All schools receive the same funding.
• D) Higher education is one of the few historic institutions that does not have a legacy of racial exclusion.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was initially conditioned.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, recognizing differences that are important for making different responses.

Shaping

An operant-conditioning procedure in which successive approximations of a desired response are reinforced.

Vicarious Conditioning

Learning that occurs by observing the reactions of others to an environmental stimulus, rather than through direct experience.