Match the Terms Labelled A

question 15

Multiple Choice

Match the terms labelled a. through d. with their correct physiological events. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.)
-the release of a hormone to lower blood calcium level when it gets too high

• A)intrinsic control
• B)negative-feedback control
• C)positive-feedback control
• D)feedforward control

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A method used in conditioning and learning in which behaviors are broken down into simpler steps and rewarded progressively as they become closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually teach new behaviors through the use of reinforcement for successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Discriminative Stimulus

A specific cue or stimulus in the environment that signals the availability of reinforcement or punishment, guiding behavior accordingly.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus that increases the probability of a behavior being repeated.