You Are Watching a Pigeon Pecking a Disk in a Small

question 99

Multiple Choice

You are watching a pigeon pecking a disk in a small chamber. A cumulative recorder is connected to the disk. While you are watching, the pigeon is pecking at a slow, steady rate. Based on this information, you can predict that the line on the cumulative recorder will have a _____ slope.

• A)steep, upward
• B)shallow, upward
• C)shallow, downward
• D)steep, downward

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Definitions:

Adrenal Glands

Small glands located on top of each kidney, responsible for producing hormones that regulate metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, and stress responses.

Thyroid Glands

Glands located in the neck that produce hormones regulating the body's metabolism, energy level, and overall development.

Pancreas

A glandular organ in the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates that produces several important hormones, including insulin, and secretes pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist digestion and absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.

Hormones

Biological compounds synthesized and secreted by endocrine glands in the body that regulate physiological activities and behavioral responses.