According to the Text,an Important Contributor to Gridlock These Days

question 35

Multiple Choice

According to the text,an important contributor to gridlock these days is ​

• A)​the fact that it is not clear that President Obama is willing to be a legislative partner.
• B)competition between liberal and conservative ​Republicans takes attention away from passing legislation.
• C)​a desire to avoid creation of divided government.
• D)​that constant vitriol on cable TV, talk radio and in the blogosphere has poisoned the atmosphere to the point that members of Congress are unwilling to work with the White House.
• E)​Gridlock in government is actually not a problem.

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Definitions:

Aversive Stimulus

A stimulus that is unpleasant or painful, often used to modify behavior through avoidance learning or negative reinforcement.

Negative Reinforcement

The process of strengthening a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or unpleasant stimulus as a result of the behavior.

Contingent Avoidance

A type of learning where a subject learns to perform a behavior to prevent the occurrence of an aversive stimulus.

Active Avoidance

A learning process in which an organism learns to perform a behavior to prevent or avoid an unpleasant stimulus.