Which of the Following Statements Characterized Pennsylvania's Democratic Constitution of 1776

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterized Pennsylvania's democratic constitution of 1776?

• A) Patriots greatly admired it,but they also expressed reluctance to adopt all of its features.
• B) It reflected the ideas John Adams articulated in his book,Thoughts on Government.
• C) Its radicalism went unnoticed by leading Patriots in other states,whose attention was focused on local concerns.
• D) Many leading Patriots found its radically democratic elements quite alarming.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A technique of instruction where the potency of a conduct is influenced by rewarding or discouraging it.

Classical Conditioning

A method of pairing in learning where two stimuli are habitually associated; over time, the response originally from the second stimulus comes to be from the first stimulus alone.

Reinforcement

A principle in behavior theory in which a behavior is strengthened or made more likely to occur in the future by consequences that follow it.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing capability through its association with a primary reinforcer, such as money or praise.