Match Each Term with Its Definition or Description

question 29

Multiple Choice

Match each term with its definition or description.
-Term used to describe the first 4 weeks of infancy

• A)Parturition
• B)Neonatal period
• C)Senescence
• D)Osteoarthritis
• E)Atherosclerosis
• F)Arteriosclerosis
• G)Hypertension
• H)Presbyopia
• I)Cataract
• J)Glaucoma

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Definitions:

Response Differentiation

A process in operant conditioning where behaviors are modified by being reinforced only when they meet a certain criterion.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Reinforce

To strengthen a behavior by providing a consequence that increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Avoidance Conditioning

A response that prevents the occurrence of a punisher. This increases the probability of a low-occurring response and maintains that response at a high level. The principle of avoidance conditioning states that a behavior will increase in frequency if it prevents a punisher from occurring.