The Placebo Effect May Explain Why Some People Experience Enhanced

question 15

Multiple Choice

The placebo effect may explain why some people experience enhanced sexual arousal with the consumption of

• A)oysters.
• B)arginine.
• C)amyl nitrate.
• D)L-dopa.

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Definitions:

Niche

The totality of an organism’s adaptations, its use of resources, and the lifestyle to which it is fitted in its community; how an organism uses materials in its environment as well as how it interacts with other organisms; also called ecological niche. See fundamental niche and realized niche.

Resource Partitioning

The reduction of competition for environmental resources such as food that occurs among coexisting species as a result of each species’ niche differing from the others in one or more ways.

Intraspecific Competition

Competition among members of the same species for resources such as food, space, and mates.

Relocating Nesting

The process by which birds or other animals move their nesting site from one location to another, often for safety or environmental reasons.