Which of the Following Methods Is Not Used to Date

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following methods is not used to date fossils?

• A) the amount of radioisotopes remaining
• B) index fossils
• C) the relative position in rock strata
• D) uranium-235
• E) nitrogen-14

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Definitions:

Variable Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Avoidance Learning

A form of learning in which an individual learns a behavior to avoid an unpleasant or fearful stimulus.

Escape Learning

A form of learning in which the subject acquires a response that results in the termination of an aversive stimulus.

Punishment

A form of behavioral control involving the application of an unpleasant stimulus or removal of a pleasant stimulus in response to undesired behavior.