You Explain to a Friend What You Have Learned About

question 5

Essay

You explain to a friend what you have learned about Avogadro's number.Your friend thinks the number is so large that he doubts there is even a mole of living cells on the Earth.You have recently heard that there are about 50 trillion (5 × 10¹³) human cells in each adult human body and that each human body carries more bacterial cells (the microbiome) than human cells, and the human population is approximately 7.6 billion (7.6 × 10⁹).Armed with this information, you bet your friend $5 that there is more than a mole of cells on Earth.Write out the calculation that proves you are correct.

Understand the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement and punishment in behavior modification.

Identify and explain the role of token economies in behavior modification.

Distinguish between various learning principles such as shaping, the Premack principle, and cognitive maps.

Recognize the impact of immediate versus delayed consequences on behavior modification.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Words

Stimulus words are specific words used in psychological experiments to elicit a response from participants.

Meaning

Refers to the significance, purpose, or understanding derived from concepts, symbols, actions, or expressions.

Context Reinstatement

Context reinstatement is a cognitive process by which recalling the context in which a memory was formed enhances the retrieval of that memory.

Eyewitnesses

Individuals who have directly seen an event and can provide testimony about it.