The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

• A) resulted in the deportation of half of the Chinese in the United States.
• B) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
• C) banned Chinese in the United States from becoming naturalized citizens.
• D) was only applied in California.
• E) had little effect on the size of the Chinese population in America.

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Definitions:

Applied Behavior Analysis

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Positive Reinforcements

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Undesirable Behaviors

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Operant Conditioning

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