Demonstrate and Understanding of Operant Conditioning by Differentiating Between Positive

question 144

Essay

Demonstrate and understanding of operant conditioning by differentiating between positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment.

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Definitions:

Territoriality

Behavior in animals that involves the establishment and defense of a territory to claim exclusive use and resources.

Dominance

An attribute of an allele that masks the effect of a recessive allele paired with it in the phenotype of the organism.

Sexual Behavior

Actions related to how organisms reproduce, often influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors.

Inclusive Fitness

The total of an individual’s direct and indirect fitness; includes the genes contributed directly to offspring and those contributed indirectly by kin selection. Compare with direct fitness. See kin selection.