The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Is Particularly Significant in American

question 37

Multiple Choice

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is particularly significant in American history for which of the following reasons?

• A) The resolution marked the point at which most Americans began to have serious doubts about the American role in Vietnam.
• B) The resolution served notice to the rest of the world that the United States no longer accepted any geographical limits on its freedom to patrol the seas.
• C) In enacting the resolution, Congress relinquished its war-making powers to the president.
• D) Passage of the resolution established the precedent of U.S. rejection of United Nations Security Council authority in international disputes.

Comprehend the importance of observation recording methods based on behavior frequency and duration.

Understand the ethical considerations in covert and overt observations.

Define behavioral assessment and its significance in understanding and altering human behavior.

Identify systematic errors in observations and their impact on behavioral assessment accuracy.

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Definitions:

Experimental Study

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to test hypotheses and observe the effects on an outcome.

Cohesiveness

The degree to which members of a group are attracted to one another and motivated to stay in the group.

Randomly Assign

The process of allocating people or resources to groups or categories in a way that lacks any specific pattern, order, or objective.

Systems Theory Approach

A perspective that views entities as open systems interacting with their environments and emphasizes the interrelatedness of components within an entity.