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The Hypothalamus Serves in Part as an Integrated Thermoregulatory Center

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The hypothalamus serves in part as an integrated thermoregulatory center defining an organism's response to changes in its thermal environment.Because the hypothalamus normally serves to produce metabolic responses that reverse the direction of environmental temperature change,the control it exerts is termed


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Rewarded Responses

Behaviors or actions that receive positive reinforcement, which increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated in the future.

Punished Responses

Behaviors that decrease in frequency because they are followed by unpleasant consequences.

Operant

In Skinner’s system, an instrumental response that is defined by its effect (the way it operates) on the environment.

Swallowing

The process by which food or liquid is moved from the mouth through the pharynx and into the esophagus.

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