A Response Will Eventually Disappear If Reinforcement Is Withheld

question 203

Multiple Choice

A response will eventually disappear if reinforcement is withheld.This procedure is called

• A)inhibition.
• B)spontaneous fading.
• C)extinction.
• D)classical conditioning.

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Definitions:

Population

A group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area.

Neutral Alleles

Genetic variants that do not affect the fitness of an organism and are unaffected by natural selection.

Population Size

The total number of individual organisms inhabiting a particular area or environment at a given time.

Inbreeding

The mating of closely related individuals, which can increase the chance of offspring inheriting identical copies of genes from both parents, potentially leading to a greater risk of recessive genetic disorders.