Which of the Following Statements Is False Concerning Increasing Access

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false concerning increasing access to colleges in the 1800s?

• A) In 1860, virtually no college admitted women but, by 1900, 61 colleges admitted women.
• B) In 1862, the federal government passed the Morrill Act to establish colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts by giving more than 11 million acres of public land to states in order to endow these new colleges.
• C) Colleges established under the Morrill Act came to be known as land grant colleges.
• D) Until circa 1870, colleges were largely a private effort that required students to pay tuition, but states had already begun to open up their own universities.
• E) All are correct

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Definitions:

B. F. Skinner

A prominent psychologist renowned for his work in behaviorism, particularly the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Hans Eysenck

A German-born British psychologist known for his work on intelligence and personality, particularly his development of the three-factor model of personality.

Unconditioned Stimulus

An impulse that inherently induces a reaction without requiring earlier education.

Classical Conditioning

Learning through the process of associating a naturally spontaneous stimulus with one that is prompted by environmental factors.