Chris's Mother Offers to Give Him a Cookie,but Only If

question 173

Multiple Choice

Chris's mother offers to give him a cookie,but only if he doesn't throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store.What concept of operant conditioning is at work here?

• A) Positive reinforcement
• B) Negative reinforcement
• C) Extinction
• D) Conditioned stimulus and conditioned response

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Definitions:

PGAL

PGAL, or Phosphoglyceraldehyde, is a three-carbon molecule that plays a crucial role in both photosynthesis and glycolysis, acting as an intermediate in the conversion of glucose and other sugars.

ATP

A molecule involved in energy transfer within cells, crucial for muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, and chemical synthesis.

Calvin-Benson Cycle

A series of biochemical reactions taking place in the chloroplasts of photosynthetic organisms during the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis.

NADPH

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, a coenzyme involved in cellular metabolism, particularly in the synthesis of fatty acids and the antioxidant system.