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Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-The last surviving member of a gathering and hunting group known as the Yahi who lived in northern California.His people were driven into extinction during the second half of the nineteenth century by the intrusion of farming and herding "civilized" societies.


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Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated by providing a consequence that is desirable to the individual.

Human Behavior

encompasses the wide range of behaviors exhibited by humans and is influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and genetics.

Extinction

In behavior psychology, the process where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the reinforcement is withdrawn.

Punishment

A consequence given in response to an action or behavior that is deemed unacceptable, with the intent to discourage such behavior in the future.

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