Skinner Demonstrated That Organisms Tend to Repeat Responses That Are

question 180

Multiple Choice

Skinner demonstrated that organisms tend to repeat responses that are followed by favorable consequences.Skinner termed these favorable consequences

• A) unconditioned stimuli.
• B) rewards.
• C) reinforcers.
• D) bribes.

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Definitions:

Formal Charges

A bookkeeping tool used in chemistry to account for the distribution of electrons among atoms in a molecule, helping to identify the most stable resonance form.

Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

A reaction where a nucleophile replaces the leaving group in an acyl compound.

Carbonyl

A functional group consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom \(\text{C=O}\).

Leaving Group

An atom or group that departs with a pair of electrons in a chemical reaction, making a bond-breaking step feasible.