What Was the XYZ Affair

question 59

Multiple Choice

What was the XYZ affair?

• A) It was an incident where a British ship attacked and American naval vessel without warning.
• B) It was an effort by the French to get the United States to pay a bribe before they would negotiate.
• C) It was the first time that the United States tried to publish its own English dictionary.
• D) It was an attempt by Thomas Jefferson to persuade undecided electors to vote for him.
• E) It was the first scandal in American presidential history when George Washington was caught cheating on his income taxes.

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Definitions:

Behaviourism

A psychological approach that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors and the environment's effect on behavior, minimizing the importance of mental states.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, a pioneering figure in psychology who developed the theory of operant conditioning, emphasizing how behavior is influenced by its consequences.

Principles

Fundamental truths or propositions that serve as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.

Behaviourism

A theoretical approach in psychology that focuses on observable behaviors rather than internal processes.