List and Briefly Explain One Way Each How Human Activities

question 83

Essay

List and briefly explain one way each how human activities are impacting biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and water.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcers

An aversive stimulus whose removal following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral signal that, once it has been linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately leads to eliciting a conditioned reaction.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In behavioral psychology, an event that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

Extinction

In conditioning, the process through which a previously reinforced behavior is weakened by the absence of reinforcement.