After the Plate Is Incubated in the Kirby-Bauer Test, What

question 57

Multiple Choice

After the plate is incubated in the Kirby-Bauer test, what occurs?

• A) The plate is tested to make sure an isolated organism grew on the plate.
• B) The diameter of each inhibition zone for each antibiotic is measured using a ruler or caliper.
• C) The amount of carbon dioxide in the plate is measured to ensure confluent organism growth.
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, influencing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Operant Conditioning

A training technique that adjusts the level of a behavior through positive reinforcement or negative punishment.

Behavior Consequences

Refers to the outcomes or results that follow an individual's behavior, which can influence future behaviors through reinforcement or punishment.

Counterconditioning

Behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors; include exposure therapies and aversive conditioning.