Frost Wedging in the Mountains Produces Talus

question 53

True/False

Frost wedging in the mountains produces talus.

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Definitions:

Behavior Modification

The application of operant-conditioning techniques to teach new responses or to reduce or eliminate maladaptive or problematic behavior; also called applied behavior analysis.

Puzzle Boxes

Experimental devices used in animal learning research, where an animal must solve a problem or manipulate mechanisms to escape or obtain a reward.

Thorndike

An American psychologist who developed the law of effect, which states that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, while those followed by negative outcomes are not.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, particularly through the use of reinforcements.