You Are Conducting an Experiment in Which You Are Trying

question 56

Multiple Choice

You are conducting an experiment in which you are trying to manipulate the immune response of rats by using the principles of classical conditioning.First for several days of an experiment,you give rats artificially sweetened water with an immune system-enhancing drug in it.You later remove the drug and notice that the immune systems of rats are boosted when they consume the sweetened water.In your experiment,what is the conditioned stimulus (CS) ?

• A) the sweetened water
• B) the drug
• C) the enhanced immune system functioning in response to the drug
• D) the enhanced immune system functioning in response to the sweetened water

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Definitions:

Environmental Stimulus

Any external event or factor that influences an organism's behavior or physiological responses.

Motivates Behavior

The underlying reasons or incentives that drive individuals to engage in certain actions or behaviors.

Homeostasis

The autonomous mechanism through which living organisms maintain balance while adapting to conditions most favorable for their survival.

Body Temperature

The measure of the body's ability to generate and get rid of heat, reflecting the balance between the body's heat production and its heat loss.