In the 1800 Election Thomas Jefferson Won the Key State

question 23

Multiple Choice

In the 1800 election Thomas Jefferson won the key state of New York because

• A) of New Yorkers' resentment of Jefferson's nemesis, Hamilton.
• B) Aaron Burr used his influence to turn the state to Jefferson.
• C) Adams's threatened wars had badly injured New York's economy.
• D) New Yorkers were not bothered by the charges of atheism against Jefferson.
• E) Jefferson had a natural appeal for New York's urban ethnic voters.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response conditioned to one stimulus is evoked by similar, but not identical, stimuli.

Higher-Order Conditioning

Higher-order conditioning is a form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to an association and conditioned response to the new stimulus, even though it was never directly associated with the unconditioned stimulus.

Sensory Preconditioning

A learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes capable of eliciting a response after being paired with another stimulus that naturally evokes a reaction.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.