Roger Sherman's Great Compromise Was Finally Accepted After Benjamin Franklin

question 57

Multiple Choice

Roger Sherman's Great Compromise was finally accepted after Benjamin Franklin added the stipulation that:

• A)slavery would be permitted for the coming twenty years.
• B)the three-fifths clause would be included in the Constitution.
• C)all the funding bills would originate in the lower house.
• D)Congress would have the power to admit new states to the nation.
• E)the president would be elected by the members of the Electoral College.

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, commonly used in behavioral psychology.

Fixed-Interval

A timing-based reinforcement plan where rewards are given after a predetermined time interval upon the first response.

Fixed-Ratio

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that rewards a response only after a specified number of responses.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy where only some of the responses made are rewarded, which can lead to more resistant behavioral patterns.