The Gate-Control Theory Helps to Explain the Perception of _______________

question 222

Multiple Choice

The gate-control theory helps to explain the perception of _______________.

• A) touch
• B) smell
• C) pain
• D) pressure

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the actual stimuli associated with a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral conditioning method where the influence of an action is shaped by reward or correction.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, observed in classical conditioning.