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Operant conditioning is a sort of mini-evolution of an organism's behaviors in the sense that _____ responses become more frequent while _____ responses become less frequent
 
  A) nonadaptive; adaptive
  B) adaptive; nonadaptive
  C) reflexive; operant
  D) operant; reflexive

Question 2

According to Skinner, the principle of operant conditioning is quite similar to the principle of _____.
 
  A) homeostasis
  B) natural selection
  C) gravity
  D) relativity


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
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