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:

Specific Number

An exact quantity or value, often mentioned to denote precision or to highlight importance within a particular context.

Randomly Varying

Characterized by changes that do not follow a predictable pattern and occur in a random manner.

Reinforcement

In behaviorism, a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Fixed-ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is only rewarded after a specified number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.