The Process Whereby the Earth's Life Changes Over Time Through

question 50

Multiple Choice

The process whereby the earth's life changes over time through changes in genes of populations of organisms in succeeding generations is called ____.

• A) emigration
• B) mutation
• C) natural selection
• D) evolution
• E) genetic drift

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Definitions:

Rescorla

Robert Rescorla, a psychologist best known for his work with Allan Wagner on the Rescorla-Wagner model of classical conditioning, focusing on the predictability of the unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

An educational strategy where two stimuli are habitually paired together, causing a response that initially results from the second stimulus to be gradually elicited by the first stimulus.

Likelihood Of Occurrence

Refers to the probability or chance that a given event will happen.

Pairing

Associating two stimuli or events together in such a way that the occurrence or presence of one leads to the appearance of the other.