Niche-Picking Refers to

question 23

Multiple Choice

Niche-picking refers to

• A) one genotype leading to a range of phenotypes, depending on the environment.
• B) children deliberately seeking environments that fit their heredity.
• C) children's heredity eliciting different reactions from the environment.
• D) parents both passing on their genes to their children and providing an environment for their children.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, which increases or decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Classical Conditioning

A learning mechanism in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.

Rewards

Incentives or positive reinforcements given to encourage certain behaviors or outcomes.

Punishments

Consequences applied with the intention of reducing or eliminating undesirable behaviors.