The Energy Required for Life Processes Must Be Extracted from an Organism's

question 44

Multiple Choice

The energy required for life processes must be extracted from an organism's

• A) nucleus.
• B) environment.
• C) predators.
• D) biosynthesis.

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Definitions:

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesirable behavior or action, aimed at reducing or eliminating that behavior.

Operant Conditioning

is a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in psychology where an automatic conditioned response is paired with a specific stimulus, originally discovered by Ivan Pavlov.

Law of Effect

A psychological principle stating that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, while those followed by negative outcomes are less likely to be repeated.