Electrical Stimulation of Its Lateral Hypothalamus Causes an Animal to Overeat

question 24

Multiple Choice

Electrical stimulation of its lateral hypothalamus causes an animal to overeat and become obese. Therefore, we would expect that lesioning the lateral hypothalamus would produce ​

• A)overeating and obesity.
• B)undereating and weight loss.
• C)no effect on eating or body weight.
• D)alternating periods of overeating and undereating.

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Definitions:

Innate

Inborn or natural traits, abilities, or qualities that are not acquired or learned.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method involving the frequent pairing of two cues; a response initially prompted by the second cue comes to be prompted by the first cue in isolation.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how stimuli can trigger reflexive responses.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.