A State Constitutional Provision Conflicts with a Federal Statute

question 20

Multiple Choice

A state constitutional provision conflicts with a federal statute. The:

• A) federal statute is supreme.
• B) state constitutional provision is supreme.
• C) federal statute is supreme if Congress has expressly so provided.
• D) state constitutional provision is supreme if it expressly so states.

---

Definitions:

Avoidance Procedure

A behavioral training method where learning occurs through the avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus.

Aversive Stimulation

A psychological technique that uses unpleasant stimuli to reduce or eliminate undesirable behaviors.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when presented after a behavior, increases the probability of that behavior being repeated.

Laughing

The action of making spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision.