When Response Allocation Cannot Return an Organism to Its Bliss

question 5

Multiple Choice

When response allocation cannot return an organism to its bliss point, the response allocation between instrumental and contingent behaviors becomes a matter of compromise.Which theory suggests that the new distribution of behaviors is the least different from bliss point?

• A)drive reduction theory
• B)minimum deviation model of behavioral regulation
• C)the Premack principle
• D)optimal foraging theory

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Definitions:

Neurohormones

Hormones produced and released by neurons into the bloodstream, affecting distant target cells.

Anterior Pituitary

The front portion of the pituitary gland, which produces and releases hormones that regulate many different bodily functions.

Metabolism

The set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms that enables the conversion of food to energy, the elimination of nitrogenous wastes, and the synthesis of complex molecules.

Neurosecretory Neurons

Specialized neurons that produce and release hormones into the blood, bridging the nervous system and endocrine system.