Which of the Following Is True of Black Codes

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of Black Codes?

• A) They codified discrimination on the basis of race and limited the rights of the newly free slaves.
• B) They categorized blacks as a protected group and gave them special privileges under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
• C) They were mostly revisions of the post-Civil War "Slave Codes," initiated by a few states.
• D) They were a subtle form of discrimination in the Northern states, while religious segregation was practiced in the South.

Grasp the mathematical relationship between the number of workers hired, their marginal product, and the optimal production levels.

Understand the conceptual framework comparing labor-saving versus labor-augmenting technological progress.

Explain the factors contributing to increases in output per worker over the past decades.

Analyze the equilibrium point in labor hiring from a profit-maximization perspective.

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Definitions:

Conditioned

Refers to a behavior or response that has been learned or acquired through association with an environmental stimulus.

Frequency

The rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample.

Forgetting

A decrease in a response as a result of not being able to display it over time. Forgetting involves preventing a response from occurring for some period after it has been conditioned.

Withholding Reinforcement

A behavioral strategy involving the absence or delay of a reinforcement to decrease or eliminate an undesired behavior.