Concordance Rate Is Defined as _____

question 54

Multiple Choice

Concordance rate is defined as _____.

• A) the degree of similarity in characteristics among peoples of a cultural group
• B) the influence of genes on development by comparing people who share different amounts of their genes
• C) the percentage that indicates the degree of similarity in phenotype among pairs of family members
• D) the degree of difference as expressed by variations in environment

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A behavior modification technique involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.

Reinforcing

The process of strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that the individual finds rewarding.

Punishing

The act of imposing a penalty or negative consequence for an undesirable action or behavior, with the intent of reducing or eliminating that behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.