________ Is the Process by Which the Probability of a Desired

question 59

Multiple Choice

________ is the process by which the probability of a desired behavior occurring is increased by applying consequences that depend on the behavior in question.

• A) Stimulation
• B) Reinforcement
• C) Extinction
• D) Conditioning

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Definitions:

Purifying Selection

Removes deleterious alleles from a population. It is a common form of stabilizing selection.

Molecular Clock Estimates

Techniques that use the rate of molecular change to deduce the time in geological history when two species or other taxa diverged.

SIV Diversification

SIV Diversification refers to the process through which the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) evolves and generates genetic variability among its populations.