Psychology: Evolution, Behavior and Respondent Conditioning

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PSYCHOLOGY
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Answer 1
A. More organisms are born than can survive.
B. Organisms vary in their characteristics, even within a species.
C. Variation is inherited.
D. Differences in reproduction and survival are due to variation among organisms.
The evolution of giraffe long neck was evolved as it could help them feed. The long neck in
giraffe is considered as the adaptation to the animal’s natural habitat. It was only to help them
reach the nourishing leaves which are the way natural selection works (Smith, 2017).
Answer 2
The species continuity can be described when the presence of a species is uninterrupted and is
associated with many habitat specialist species and high biodiversity (Nordén et al., 2014).
Answer 3
Evolution theory describes the change in the heritable characteristics of biological population
that takes place over successive generation. It is a change in humans such as traits over a period
of time (Belew, 2018).
Opposite of dualism, monism is the doctrine that refers al phenomenon to a single agent or
constituent (Bjerring, Hansen & Pedersen, 2014).

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Monism worldview is in link evolutionary theory as it helps in understanding the perspective
from one perspective and makes the views regarding the evolution on one particular notion.
Answer 4
By a combination of inherited traits, surrounded environment and experiences an individual’s
behavior is determined. Few behaviors are obtained from genes however; most of the behaviors
are learned (Moffitt, 2017).
The behaviors that are obtained from genes cannot be unlearned.
Answer 5
Respondent behavior is the process of behavior that occurs in response to some stimuli. It is
essential for the survival of an organism. The behavior is also an involuntary action such as pupil
flickering when exposed to direct sunlight.
Answer 6
Respondent conditioning is defined as a learning procedure within which a biological potent
stimulus such as food is paired with a previously neutral stimulus such as a bell.
This process is called exposure therapy as it helps in treating negative thoughts regarding any
human aspects.
The respondent extinction is the cessation of behavior that through behavior conditioning can be
conditioned into human behavior. Through negative consequences, it involves discontinuation of
few behaviors. It acts a problem solving tool as it helps in brining changes in behavior in the
situations that were similar and resulted unfruitful (Saunders & Robinson, 2013).