Which Part of the Nervous System Reacts When the Human

question 123

Multiple Choice

Which part of the nervous system reacts when the human body is subjected to stress?

• A) parasympathetic
• B) somatic
• C) sympathetic
• D) central

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process in which an innate response to a potent stimulus becomes triggered by a previously neutral stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where the removal of an undesirable stimulus strengthens a behavior.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a reward is not given every time the desired response is made, enhancing resistance to extinction of the behavior.

Successive Approximations

A process in behaviorism where behaviors are broken down into small, achievable steps towards a final goal, often used in learning and conditioning.