If Our Bodies Are Capable of Secondary Responses, How Do

question 76

Multiple Choice

If our bodies are capable of secondary responses, how do people contract influenza more than once?

• A) Memory cells lose their ability to recognize antigens after six months.
• B) The affinity of antibodies diminishes in the secondary response.
• C) New varieties of flu virus continuously evolve.
• D) Our bodies cannot launch a strong enough immune response against the flu virus.
• E) There are no effective vaccinations for the flu.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

The change in the intensity or rate of a specific behavior when the reward conditions for another behavior are modified, demonstrating how reinforcement can influence behavioral patterns divergently.

Habituation

The process by which there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposures, indicating a form of learning or adaptation.

Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposures, typically leading to an exaggerated reaction over time.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which the rate of a behavior varies inversely with an alteration in the conditions of reinforcement for another behavior.