When People Are Shut Off from the World, Such That

question 638

Multiple Choice

When people are shut off from the world, such that they cannot tell what time it is by light or dark for several days, their sleep-waking cycles will most likely

• A) stay exactly as it was since this cycle is innate and cannot be modified.
• B) shorten to an average of about 20 hours.
• C) lengthen to more than 24 hours.
• D) become completely disrupted and erratic.

Recognize the variables influencing flavor aversion beyond food.

Understand the concept and examples of long-delay learning.

Explain the physiological and neurological basis for flavor preferences and aversions.

Clarify the concepts of instinctive drift, terminal behavior, schedule-induced polydipsia, and the role of specific brain regions in aversion conditioning.

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