Match the Meanings with Their Correct Terms

question 92

Multiple Choice

Match the meanings with their correct terms:
-carcinogen

• A)In glass; an experiment performed in a laboratory with chemicals
• B)Harmless; not cancerous
• C)Production of two identical cells from a parent cell
• D)Plan for treatment
• E)To remove substances from a cavity using suction
• F)In life; an experiment performed in a living animal
• G)The condition of being diseased
• H)A new growth; tumor
• I)A substance that produces cancer
• J)Pertaining to producing death

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Definitions:

Immediate Reinforcer

A reward or consequence that immediately follows a behavior, increasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Blisspoint

The optimal level of consumption or exposure where consumer satisfaction is maximized, often used in context with food flavors or media content.

Delay-Reduction Theory

Behavior economic theory that states that overall behavior in a choice task is based on the matching law, while individual choices are determined by which choice produces the shortest delay in the next reinforcement

Matching Law

A principle in behavioral psychology stating that the proportion of responses on a particular schedule matches the proportion of reinforcers obtained on that schedule.