- Answer the Question Using the Accompanying Figure

question 52

Multiple Choice

- Answer the question using the accompanying figure. According to the graph, the upper mean annual temperature for boreal forests is approximately ____^oC.

• A) -7
• B) 2
• C) 15
• D) 25
• E) 35

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Definitions:

Negative Punishment

A behavioral modification technique where a desirable stimulus is removed following an unwanted behavior, decreasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Mild Punishers

Interventions or consequences designed to decrease a behavior's occurrence, which are not severe or harsh.

Flooding

A behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing the patient to their fear at its most intense level, without any danger, to eliminate the fear response.

Extinction

The process through which a conditioned response decreases or disappears over time as it is no longer reinforced or paired with an unconditioned stimulus.