Negative Reinforcement Introduces an Aversive Stimulus to Decrease the Frequency

question 7

True/False

Negative reinforcement introduces an aversive stimulus to decrease the frequency of a behaviour.

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Definitions:

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

Logistic Equation

A mathematical model used to describe the growth of populations under limiting conditions, showing a sigmoid curve.

Aggregated Distribution

A pattern of population distribution where individuals are clustered together in groups.

Random Dispersion

The spatial distribution pattern of a population in which the presence of one individual has no effect on the distribution of other individuals. Compare with clumped dispersion and uniform dispersion.