At the Constitutional Convention, the Conflict Between the Eastern and Western

question 25

Multiple Choice

At the Constitutional Convention, the conflict between the eastern and western states on the issue of western expansion was settled by:

• A)instituting the three-fifths clause in the Constitution.
• B)granting each state equal representation in the upper house.
• C)permitting slave trade for twenty more years.
• D)granting Congress the power to admit new states to the nation.
• E)conceding to the lower house the power to initiate funding bills.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace a negative or unwanted response to a stimulus with a positive one.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging or discouraging certain behaviors.

Stimulus Generalization

In operant conditioning, the tendency for a response that has been reinforced (or punished) in the presence of one stimulus to occur (or be suppressed) in the presence of other similar stimuli.

Skills Training

In behavior therapy, an effort to teach the client skills that he or she may lack, as well as new constructive behaviors to replace self-defeating ones.