A Psychological Principle That Holds That the Frequency of Any

question 21

Multiple Choice

A psychological principle that holds that the frequency of any behavior can be increased or decreased through reward,punishment,and association with other stimuli is

• A)heritability.
• B)behavioral conditioning.
• C)profiling.
• D)psychoanalysis.

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA for the synthesis of proteins.

Transcription

The procedure that involves copying the details from a DNA strand into a newly formed molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

Translation

The process in molecular biology whereby the genetic code carried by mRNA is decoded to produce the specific sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain.