Which Statement About Block Grants Is True

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which statement about block grants is true?

• A)They allow expenditures only for specific programs.
• B)Block grants are distributed to state governments for whatever projects they wish to pursue.
• C)They are distributed to local governments for whatever projects they wish to pursue.
• D)Block grants aregiven bystate governments to local governments to be spent on economic development projects.
• E)Such grants are distributed to states for broad programs.

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Definitions:

Shaping

a method of training by which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced until the behavior is achieved.

Successive Approximations

A method used in behavioral psychology involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior.

Reinforcements

In psychology, reinforcements refer to incentives or consequences that strengthen the behavior they follow, making it more likely to occur in the future.

Chaining

A behavioral technique of teaching complex tasks by breaking them down into simpler steps or components.