The Name Given to a Coronavirus Is Based on

question 136

Multiple Choice

The name given to a coronavirus is based on

• A) the number of spikes attached to the capsid.
• B) the primary type of spike protein attached to the capsid.
• C) the type of disease it causes.
• D) the geographic location in which it was first discovered.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast Effect

A phenomenon observed in conditioning where the response to a conditioned stimulus changes when an alternative stimulus is presented with different reinforcement conditions.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process whereby a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior by its occurrence.

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy technique that modifies behavior by changing the consequences that are contingent upon that behavior.