Choose the One Most Appropriate Response for Each

question 44

Multiple Choice

Choose the one most appropriate response for each. Some letters may not be used.
-Operant conditioning

• A)Studied nest decorating behavior in birds
• B)Imprinting in goslings
• C)Capacity of an animal to complete complex responses to first-time encounters with key stimuli
• D)Problem solving without trial-and-error
• E)Behavior is modified by experience
• F)Voluntary behavior is modified in response to consequences of that behavior
• G)Communal display ground in birds
• H)Occurs during a sensitive period in which a following response or social attachment becomes fixed on a particular moving object
• I)Self-sacrificing behavior; increases another individual's reproductive success at its own expense

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Definitions:

Punishment Effective

Punishment effective describes the extent to which a penalizing action achieves the desired outcome of altering behavior to conform to expected norms or rules.

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of behaviour by making the avoidance of an undesirable consequence contingent on its occurrence.

Operant Conditioning

The control of behaviour by manipulating its consequences.

Unpleasant Consequence

An adverse or negative outcome that follows an undesired behavior, serving as a deterrent.