The Term That Describes an Uncontrolled Quivering or Twitching of Heart

question 75

Multiple Choice

The term that describes an uncontrolled quivering or twitching of heart muscle is

• A)cardioversion
• B)palpitation
• C)fibrillation
• D)incompetence
• E)prolapse

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Definitions:

Peers Pressure

The influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors in order to conform to group norms.

Variable-Ratio Schedules

A reinforcement schedule in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of response.

Reinforcement Schedules

Involves the structured application of rewards or punishments to modulate behavior within a learning process, emphasizing the timing and frequency.

Rates of Response

The speed or frequency with which an organism responds to a stimuli in behavioral psychology, or the reply frequency in survey research.