Alex Learned How to Make 3-Point Basketball Shots by Successfully

question 50

Multiple Choice

Alex learned how to make 3-point basketball shots by successfully making very short shots before shooting from increasingly longer distances from the hoop. This learning strategy best illustrates the process of

• A) observational learning.
• B) delayed reinforcement.
• C) classical conditioning.
• D) shaping.

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Definitions:

Biotic Potential

The maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimum environmental conditions.

Reproduction

The process of producing a new individual of the same kind.

Survival

The ability of an organism to continue living or existing, often despite facing adverse conditions.

Exponential Growth

Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.