octave effect

in conditioning, the phenomenon in which a nonhuman animal, after experiencing reinforcement at one sound frequency, will react to a new frequency an octave away from the original frequency because it is more similar to the original than a frequency within the octave would be.

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November 27th 2024

biological warfare

the use of agents such as bacteria, viruses, and toxins to incapacitate or destroy humans, nonhuman animals, or crops in war.