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Suppose that adopted children are more similar to their biological parents than their adoptive parents in their preferences for a flavor of ice cream. Which statement is true in this circumstance?
 
  a. Heritability of this trait is high.
 b. Preferences for ice cream are determined solely by the environment.
  c. Flavors of ice cream are naturally selected.
 d. Heritability of this trait is low.

Question 2

In operant conditioning, reinforcement is ____.
 
  a. any food that the organism likes
 b. a stimulus that produces a reflexive response
 c. an event that decreases the future probability of a response
 d. an event that increases the future probability of a response


BUTTHOL369

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


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