A Negative Feedback Mechanism

question 69

Multiple Choice

A negative feedback mechanism:

• A)always involves three or more hormones
• B)contains its own brake or shutoff mechanism
• C)requires an external brake to slow it
• D)always involves the hypothalamus

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Definitions:

Responding

The act of reacting to stimuli or situations in the environment.

Electric Shock

A sudden discharge of electricity through a part of the body, often used as an aversive stimulus in conditioning studies.

Passive

Accepting or allowing what happens without active response or resistance.

Negative Punishment

involves removing a desirable stimulus after a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.