During Operant Learning, the Tendency for an Organism to Revert

question 110

Multiple Choice

During operant learning, the tendency for an organism to revert to innate, species-specific behaviors is called ________.

• A) free will
• B) successive approximations
• C) shaping
• D) instinctive drift

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Definitions:

Effective Rate

The actual interest rate earned or paid on an investment, loan, or other financial product, taking into account the effect of compounding.

Compound Interest

This refers to the calculation of interest on the original amount of money deposited or borrowed as well as on the interest that has already accumulated over previous periods.

Zero-Coupon Bonds

Bonds that do not pay periodic interest payments and are sold at a significant discount from their face value, with the profit being the difference between the purchase price and the bond's face value at maturity.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money, expressed as a percentage, that the borrower pays to the lender for the use of the lender's money.