The Type of Learning in Which the Consequences of Behavior

question 79

Multiple Choice

The type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of the behavior, or to shape an entirely new behavior, is _____

• A)operant conditioning.
• B)classical conditioning.
• C)insight learning.
• D)social-cognitive learning.

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Definitions:

Somatic Sex

Refers to the biological aspects of an individual based on the morphology of the reproductive and sexual organs.

Gonadal Sex

Biological sex determination based on the presence of ovaries or testes, and the associated hormone profiles and reproductive structures.

Genetic Sex

The sex of an individual determined by the chromosomes they possess, typically XX for females and XY for males.

Gender

The range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity, often based on social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.