For Lamarck, the Process of Evolutionary Change by the Inheritance

question 18

Multiple Choice

For Lamarck, the process of evolutionary change by the inheritance of acquired characteristics was accompanied by

• A) organisms always having changing needs.
• B) change in future generations that was more and more rapid.
• C) environmental conditions that provided organisms with all they needed.
• D) organisms inevitably remaining imperfectly adapted to the environments.
• E) organisms exhibiting a progressive move towards greater complexity and perfection.

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Definitions:

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy technique that rewards positive behavior and punishes negative behavior to encourage desired behavioral changes.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the reinforcement is withheld.

Yelling Behavior

Vocal expressions performed at a high volume, often indicative of anger, distress, or attempting to command attention.

Partial Reinforcement Effect

The greater resistance to extinction of an instrumental or operant response following intermittent rather than continuous reinforcement during acquisition.