The Compromise of 1850 Allowed for the Admission of California

question 138

Multiple Choice

The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California

• A) as a slave state.
• B) along with a strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
• C) along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad.
• D) with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years.
• E) as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states.

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Definitions:

Desensitization

The diminished emotional responsiveness to a negative, aversive, or positive stimulus after repeated exposure to it.

Modeling

A method of learning that involves observing and replicating others' behaviors, attitudes, or emotional expressions.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered by rewards or penalties.