What are some examples of unconditioned stimulus? Examples of the Unconditioned Stimulus A feather tickling your nose causes you to sneeze. Cutting up an onion makes your eyes water. Pollen from grass and flowers cause you to sneeze. Your cat running to its bowl whenever it smells food. A loud bang causes you to flinch […]
What factors in the US south led to the Great Migration?
What factors in the US south led to the Great Migration? What are the push-and-pull factors that caused the Great Migration? Economic exploitation, social terror and political disenfranchisement were the push factors. The political push factors being Jim Crow, and in particular, disenfranchisement. Black people lost the ability to vote. Who led the Great Migration? […]
What are three historic landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court Please name each case and briefly state the topic it dealt with?
What are three historic landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court Please name each case and briefly state the topic it dealt with? Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases Marbury v. Madison (1803) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Schenck v. United States (1919) Brown v. Board of […]
What increases the likelihood that a behavior will happen again?
What increases the likelihood that a behavior will happen again? A behavior (operant response) is sometimes more likely to occur in the future as a result of the consequences that follow that behavior. Events that increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring in the future are called reinforcers. When there is learning that occurs but […]
What are 5 natural resources in Brazil?
What are 5 natural resources in Brazil? Natural resources include: bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, clay, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower and timber. Which natural resource is a major export of Brazil? It is a leading producer of a host of minerals, including iron ore, tin, bauxite (the ore of […]
What type of justice is concerned with the proper response to wrongdoing?
What type of justice is concerned with the proper response to wrongdoing? Issues of corrective justice concern the fairness of the response to a wrong or injury to a person or group. Common responses include making a person who has wronged or injured another suffer some form of punishment, give back something that was stolen, […]
What is the 8th Amendment called?
What is the 8th Amendment called? The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) of the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. What does the 8th Amendment not protect? Excessive bail or fines and cruel and unusual punishment are forbidden by the Eighth Amendment. The Ninth […]
What are the two types of goals that a baseline assessment is conducted on?
What are the two types of goals that a baseline assessment is conducted on? Baseline data has two purposes (1) to show function and (2) to determine if an improvement has been made. Which type of recording would you use when you are interested in measuring ongoing behaviors that you know will continue across intervals? […]
What is the oversight power of Congress?
What is the oversight power of Congress? Congressional oversight refers to the review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs and policy implementation, and it provides the legislative branch with an opportunity to inspect, examine, review and check the executive branch and its agencies. Is congressional oversight an implied power? Congressional oversight is oversight by […]
How do Unsubsidized loans accrue interest?
How do Unsubsidized loans accrue interest? Unlike a subsidized loan, you are responsible for the interest from the time the unsubsidized loan is disbursed until it’s paid in full. You can choose to pay the interest or allow it to accrue (accumulate) and be capitalized (that is, added to the principal amount of your loan). […]