Operant Conditioning Is a Type of Learning in Which

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Multiple Choice

Operant conditioning is a type of learning in which

• A) an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others, who are called models.
• B) a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus.
• C) voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences.
• D) an organism's tendency to give a response reappears after a period of time.

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Definitions:

Biological Species Concept

A definition of species whereby individuals are considered to belong to the same species if they are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

Bacteria

Microscopic, single-celled organisms that can be found in a variety of environments; some are beneficial while others can cause diseases in humans, animals, and plants.

Background Extinction

The continuous, low-level extinction of species that has occurred throughout much of the history of life. Compare with mass extinction.

Continuous

A term used to describe a non-interrupted or unbroken series, sequence, or progression.