What is operant conditioning?
What will be an ideal response?
Operant conditioning is the process by which animals learn to perform a behavior to receive a reward or avoid punishment. Operant conditioning is also known as trial-and-error learning.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Geneticists construct linkage maps of chromosomes by
A) correlating a phenotype to an observable chromosomal abnormality. B) determining the number of crossovers between genes on different chromosomes. C) calculating the percent recombination between two genes on the same chromosome. D) observing the number of genes on a chromosome.
Which of the following is a property of all living organisms?
a. Must “fit” their environment. b. Use the sun to fuel cellular respiration. c. Grow and develop based on inherited proteins. d. Regulate a constant internal body temperature.
A test carried out under controlled conditions that may be manipulated by a researcher is a(n)
a. experiment. b. hypothesis. c. problem. d. procedure. e. variable.