Multiple Hypotheses Seek to Explain How New World Monkeys Arrived

question 35

Essay

Multiple hypotheses seek to explain how New World monkeys arrived in South America. According to the chapter, what are some of these hypotheses?

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Definitions:

Punishment

In behaviorism, an intervention that decreases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows by introducing an unpleasant stimulus or outcome.

Positive Reinforcement

is a behavioral strategy that involves rewarding a desirable behavior to increase the likelihood of its recurrence.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral training technique where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant stimulus following a particular behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Negative Punishment

Negative punishment, a concept in behavioral psychology, involves the removal of a desirable stimulus following an unwanted behavior, aiming to decrease that behavior's occurrence.