When Did the State of Texas Initiate the Top 10

question 2

Multiple Choice

When did the state of Texas initiate the top 10 percent plan?

• A)When the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that race could not be considered in affirmative action admission policies
• B)When the colleges and universities noticed a decline in the enrollment of women and minority ethnic groups
• C)When colleges and universities realized they failed to meet standard admission criteria
• D)When Latino,low-income,and rural student admission to state universities began to stabilize

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, it is a consequence that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Weakens

To reduce the strength, effectiveness, or power of something or someone.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer, such as money being valued for what it can buy.