Biocentric Preservationists,first Led by John Muir,advocate Saving Natural Areas for Their

question 30

Multiple Choice

Biocentric preservationists,first led by John Muir,advocate saving natural areas for their

• A)beauty and wildlife habitat.
• B)hunting and fishing value.
• C)wood and mineral resources for the future.
• D)tourism and recreation potential.
• E)economic value in cleaning the air and preventing soil erosion.

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Definitions:

Avoidance Learning

is a process by which an individual learns a behavior or response to avoid a noxious or unpleasant situation or stimulus.

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus that an organism seeks to avoid or escape, often used in aversive conditioning.

Matching Law

A principle stating that the proportion of responses on a particular schedule matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained on that schedule.

Maximizing Law

The principle that organisms will choose behaviors that maximize rewards and minimize penalties under conditions of uncertainty.