_____, Caused by a Genetic Mutation, Can Help Protect Against

question 61

Multiple Choice

_____, caused by a genetic mutation, can help protect against malaria.

• A)Tay-Sachs disease
• B)Sickle-cell anemia
• C)Trisomy 21
• D)Vasectomy

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that occurs as an automatic response to a specific stimulus, often reflexive and not under conscious control, such as knee-jerk reactions.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding successive approximations of the target behavior.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning where successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.