The Missouri Compromise of 1820

question 53

Multiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• A)extended slavery throughout the Louisiana Territory.
• B)maintained the nation's equal number of slave and free states.
• C)was roundly criticized by nationalists in the North.
• D)denied statehood for Missouri for two more years.
• E)created a northern boundary of slavery at the 42°40ʹ parallel.

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Definitions:

CR

In conditioning, this stands for conditioned response, which is a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A pairing technique in behavioral learning where two stimuli are repeatedly combined; a reaction, initially instigated by the second stimulus, is finally instigated by only the first stimulus.

Cognitive Dissonance

A state of mental uneasiness caused by possessing multiple opposing beliefs, ideas, or values concurrently.

Operant Conditioning

An engagement strategy in education where the robustness of a behavior is regulated through reinforcement or punitive measures.