​There Are an Estimated 50,000 to 60,000 Orangutans in the Wild

question 85

Multiple Choice

​There are an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 orangutans in the wild that are ____ at a rate of 1,000 to 2,000 per year.

• A) ​becoming threatened
• B) ​becoming endangered
• C) increasing speciation
• D) ​raising ecotourism dollars
• E) ​disappearing

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A training process involving the pairing of a naturally occurring stimulus with an environmental stimulus.

Brain-Wave Response

The fluctuations in voltage seen in an electroencephalogram (EEG) that reflect the different stages of brain activity, often used to study sleep, consciousness, and neurological conditions.

Generalization

in psychology refers to the process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is extended or applied to other, similar stimuli.

Nonabused Children

Children who have not experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.