The Device of Composición Was Often Employed to

question 4

Multiple Choice

The device of composición was often employed to

• A) protect small farmers from the advance of the hacienda.
• B) legalize the usurpation of indigenous lands.
• C) endow the church with land.
• D) establish an entail to preserve land undivided in the hands of a landowner's descendants.

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Definitions:

Aversive Stimuli

Unpleasant or noxious stimuli which an organism seeks to avoid or escape.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy wherein a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, making a behavior more resistant to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A method of learning that entails giving a reward after every desired behavior.

Ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.