Uncertain About the Best Way to Keep His New Lizard

question 55

Multiple Choice

Uncertain about the best way to keep his new lizard alive,Jerome places a heat lamp at one end of the long lizard cage.Over several days,Jerome notices that the lizard tends to sit in a certain place when the lamp is on.The lizard's selection of a particular place to stay represents its

• A)range of tolerance.
• B)temperature optimum.
• C)biotic conditioning.
• D)use of a limited resource.

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Definitions:

Internal Forces

Psychological or emotional factors that influence an individual's behavior and decision-making process from within.

External Forces

Factors or influences originating outside an individual that can impact their behavior, decisions, or psychological state.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique aimed at reducing anxiety and fear responses by gradually exposing the individual to the feared object or context while teaching relaxation strategies.

Pathological Fear

An intense, irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity that is disproportionate to the actual threat or danger it poses.