The Notion That DNA Regulates the Aging Process Is Referred

question 30

Multiple Choice

The notion that DNA regulates the aging process is referred to as the "_____."

• A) cellular accident
• B) error catastrophe
• C) genetic clock
• D) free-radical hypothesis

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An instructional process whereby the force behind a behavior is shaped by rewards or sanctions.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is controlled by consequences, including rewards or punishments.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.