The Legislative Appointee Responsible for Monitoring the Expenditures of State

question 20

Multiple Choice

The legislative appointee responsible for monitoring the expenditures of state agencies is the _____.

• A)state comptroller
• B)state treasurer
• C)state auditor
• D)secretary of state
• E)attorney general

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process in psychology where a response that has been conditioned to a specific stimulus is also elicited by similar stimuli.

Discriminative Operant

A type of operant conditioning in which behavior is controlled by stimuli that signal the reinforcement of a behavioral response.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where the rate of response to a stimulus changes significantly due to the introduction of a reinforcement or punishment to another stimulus.

Discrimination Learning

A cognitive process where an individual learns to respond differently to various stimuli that are not identical.