Rats learning to press a lever to receive food is an example of

A. avoidance.
B. operant conditioning.
C. habituation.
D. inoperant conditioning.
E. negative reinforcement.


B. operant conditioning.

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An extensive study was conducted on identical twins who were separated at birth. Among other things, the study showed that the individual from each pair who received better nutrition during childhood tended to score higher on standardized intelligence tests. This can best be described as an example of how  

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Protons and neutrons are located in the ________ of an atom

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Sugar is translocated in phloem from a source, or an area of ____, to a sink, or an area of ____

a. low sugar concentration; high sugar concentration b. high sugar concentration; low sugar concentration c. positive water potential; negative water potential d. negative water potential; positive water potential e. low pressure; equally low pressure

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Individuals with the progeria syndrome

a. number about one in eight million. b. will have an accelerated rate of aging. c. usually die in their teens. d. carry a mutant gene for a nuclear structural protein. e. are all of these.

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