Vildagliptin Is a Recently Released Antidiabetic Drug (J

question 20

Essay

Vildagliptin is a recently released antidiabetic drug (J. Med. Chem. 2010, 7902). Circle and name each functional group in vildagliptin.

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Definitions:

Discriminative Stimuli

A specific stimulus in the presence of which a particular response is more likely to be reinforced, and in the absence of which a response is not reinforced.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response is elicited by stimuli similar to the original stimulus associated with that response.

Higher-Order Conditioning

Higher-order conditioning is a process in classical conditioning by which a conditioned stimulus comes to signal another stimulus that is already associated with an unconditioned stimulus, leading to the same conditioned response.

Shaping

A training approach where steps that increasingly resemble the targeted behavior are rewarded.