One of the Effects of Alcohol Is to Slow the Heart

question 15

Multiple Choice

One of the effects of alcohol is to slow the heart rate. People who are addicted to alcohol may have an increase in heart rate when they smell or see alcohol. What is the term for this learned reaction?

• A) habituation response
• B) conditioned compensatory response
• C) aversive conditioning response
• D) operant response

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Definitions:

Replicable

Describes a study or experiment whose results can be achieved again when the study is repeated under the same conditions.

Replicable

Capable of being repeated or duplicated under similar conditions to achieve a similar result.

Independent Variables

Variables in a scientific experiment that are manipulated or changed by the researcher to determine their effect on the dependent variable.

Clever Hans

Refers to a case study from early 20th century of a horse that was claimed to perform arithmetic and other intellectual tasks, later found to be responding to involuntary cues from humans.