Which Grandmother Is Most Likely to Be Sharing a Home

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which grandmother is most likely to be sharing a home with her grandchildren?

• A) Gertrude, who is a 68-year-old Aboriginal woman
• B) Martha, who is a 78-year-old Caucasian woman
• C) Wanda, who is a 68-year-old with a heart condition
• D) Agatha, who is a 69-year-old with varicose veins

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reward or punishment.

Reciprocal Inhibition

A neurological process where the activation of one muscle group leads to the automatic inhibition of its antagonist muscle group, facilitating movement.

Aversive Conditioning

A form of conditioning that uses an unpleasant stimulus to stop or avoid an undesirable behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the repetition of desired behaviors.