Which of the Following Is Usually Argued to Be the "Formative

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is usually argued to be the "formative event" in the political history of French Canada?

• A) The British North America Act, 1867
• B) The Conquest, 1759
• C) The election of the Parti Québécois for the first time in 1976
• D) The Quebec Referendum of 1995
• E) The War of 1812

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which a change in the reinforcement conditions of one behavior leads to an opposite change in the rate of another behavior.

Opponent Process

A theory suggesting that emotions are regulated by mechanisms that operate in opposing pairs.

Behavioral Contrast

The phenomenon where the rate of responding to one stimulus changes as a result of a change in reinforcement provided for responding to another stimulus.

Habituation

The process by which an organism decreases or ceases its responses to a repetitive stimulus over time, indicating a basic form of learning.