Hypodescent in the United States Automatically Determines the Race of a Child

question 5

True/False

Hypodescent in the United States automatically determines the race of a child whose parents belong to different racial groups.

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Definitions:

Substantial Quantity

A considerably large amount or volume of something.

Social Conscious

An awareness of the problems and injustices within society and the motivation to take action to address them.

Respondent Conditioning

A learning process in which a biologically potent stimulus becomes associated with a previously neutral stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.