"Total Ridge Count" Is

question 12

Multiple Choice

"Total ridge count" is

• A)a multifactorial trait that considers the number of ridges in whorls,loops,or arches of the finger pad skin.
• B)a single gene trait that counts the number of ridges in the small intestine.
• C)the number of wives of Ridge Forrester,a character on "The Bold and the Beautiful."
• D)a polygenic trait that considers the number of lines of pigment in the irises.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

A process in classical conditioning by which a response that originally occurs to a specific stimulus also occurs to different, but similar, stimuli.

Conditioned to Fear

The process by which individuals learn to fear certain objects, people, or situations due to previous experiences of association with negative outcomes.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause.

Learned Response

A response that has been acquired through conditioning or learning, as opposed to being innate.