According to Skinner's Terminology, Behavior That Acts on the Environment

question 85

Multiple Choice

According to Skinner's terminology, behavior that acts on the environment and changes environmental conditions to the organism's advantage is ________ behavior.

• A) respondent
• B) reinforced
• C) operant
• D) reciprocally determined

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Definitions:

Sexual Reproduction

Reproductive mode by which offspring arise from two parents and inherit genes from both.

Oxytocin

A hormone and neurotransmitter primarily involved in the regulation of social and reproductive behaviors, as well as the process of childbirth and lactation.

Labor

Expulsion of a placental mammal from its mother’s uterus by muscle contractions.

Muscle Contractions

The process where muscle fibers shorten or lengthen against a load, leading to movement or the maintenance of a position.