If a Tone Regularly Signals Food and Produces Salivation, Then

question 151

Multiple Choice

If a tone regularly signals food and produces salivation, then a light that becomes associated with the tone may also begin to trigger salivation. This best illustrates

• A) latent learning.
• B) the law of effect.
• C) higher-order conditioning.
• D) a variable-ratio schedule.

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Definitions:

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones which play a critical role in sexual and reproductive development, primarily in women, but also has important functions in men.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for producing hormones that regulate body temperature, hunger, moods, release of hormones from many glands, especially the pituitary.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in many complex brain functions including memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Estrus

In mammals, the period in the cycle when the female is sexually receptive (in heat).