If, by Choosing to Vote, the Speaker of the House

question 7

Multiple Choice

If, by choosing to vote, the Speaker of the House creates a tie, _____.

• A) voting will take place again
• B) the president pro tempore will be asked to cast a vote
• C) the Speaker's vote will be considered invalid
• D) whips will decide how to break the tie
• E) the proposal will be defeated

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Definitions:

CS Preexposure

A phenomenon where exposure to the conditioned stimulus before pairing it with the unconditioned stimulus can reduce the effectiveness of conditioning.

Sometimes-Opponent-Process Theory

A theory suggesting that emotional reactions to a stimulus are followed by opposite emotional reactions under certain conditions.

Conditioning Measures

Techniques and methods used in behavioral psychology to learn or instill new behaviours or responses in an organism through reinforcement or punishment.

Backward Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where the unconditioned stimulus (US) is presented before the conditioned stimulus (CS), often leading to less effective learning.