Voting Based on the Trustee Model Can Harm a Congress

question 50

Multiple Choice

Voting based on the trustee model can harm a Congress member's political career because:

• A) it can go against the national interest.
• B) it can lose support for the member among party leaders.
• C) it can go against the views of constituents back home.
• D) it forces members to spend too much time fund-raising.
• E) it is viewed by many as unconstitutional.

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Definitions:

Schedule of Reinforcement

refers to the strategy for timing and application of rewards to encourage or strengthen desired behaviors in behavioral psychology.

Contingent Reinforcement

A type of conditioning in which a reward or punishment (the reinforcement) is given only after the desired response or behavior occurs, making it contingent on the behavior.

Sales Goals

Targets set by a business or sales team to achieve a specific amount of sales revenue within a certain timeframe.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli which become reinforcing through their association with a primary reinforcer, not inherently rewarding themselves.