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Explain How Usually Benign Gliomas Can Still Be a Life-Threatening

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Explain how usually benign gliomas can still be a life-threatening condition.


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Partial-reinforcement Effect

A phenomenon in which behaviors are more resistant to extinction when only occasionally reinforced, rather than consistently.

Continuous-reinforcement Phenomenon

A method of learning where a desired behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, leading to faster learning.

Extinction Effect

The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response over time when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Effective Punishment

A consequence that successfully reduces the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, contingent on the behavior and appropriately administered.

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