Using Specific Examples, Explain the Numerical Response of Predator Numbers

question 60

Essay

Using specific examples, explain the numerical response of predator numbers to prey density.

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Definitions:

Control Of Antecedents

A behavior modification strategy involving changing the environment or stimuli before a behavior occurs to influence or prevent that behavior.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in learning theory where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral psychology concept where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens the behavior that led to its removal.

Biological Constraints

The concept that there are limits on what can be learned or how learning processes can unfold, based on an organism's biology.