The Nourishment, Insulation, and Support for Neurons Is the Result

question 38

Multiple Choice

The nourishment, insulation, and support for neurons is the result of activity by the

• A) smooth muscles.
• B) adipose tissue.
• C) endocrine system.
• D) intercalated disks.
• E) glial cells.

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Definitions:

Acquisition

The process of learning or developing a new skill, behavior, or ability.

Contiguity

The condition of being in close association or proximity, often used in psychology to describe the closeness in time or space between two stimuli.

Conditioning

An approach to modifying behavior by teaching a subject to connect a favorable behavior with a stimulus that was initially unrelated.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual decrease and eventual elimination of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.