When a Conditioned Eyeblink Response Is Learned Using Brain Stimulation

question 67

Multiple Choice

When a conditioned eyeblink response is learned using brain stimulation, the CR is:

• A) learned more quickly than when an air puff is used.
• B) learned more slowly than when an air puff is used.
• C) learned at the same rate as when an air puff is used.
• D) not able to be learned at all.

Describe the effects of specific toxins and drugs on the nervous system.

Understand the physiological response to stress and the role of hormones.

Articulate the concepts of drug sensitization, tolerance, and routes of administration.

Differentiate between various psychoactive drugs and their effects.

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

A behavior conditioning technique where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.

Social System

An organized set of interrelated structures that establishes how society or a part of it organizes and functions.

Family Therapy

Therapy that treats the family as a system. Views an individual’s unwanted behaviors as influenced by, or directed at, other family members.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing negative patterns of thinking to improve emotional well-being and adjust behavior.