Pavlovian-Instrumental Transfer Experiments Show Us That Appetitive and Aversive Motivations

question 18

Multiple Choice

Pavlovian-instrumental transfer experiments show us that appetitive and aversive motivations are

• A) like excitation and inhibition, in that they exist along opposite ends of a continuum.
• B) complementary motivational states.
• C) formed by excitatory and inhibitory associations, respectively.
• D) impossible to separate from the responses evoked by the CS itself.

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Definitions:

Postsynaptic Neuron

A neuron that receives a signal (via neurotransmitter molecules) from another neuron at a synapse.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electrical polarity of the neuron's membrane, facilitating the transmission of nerve impulses.

Excitation

The process or state of being energized or stimulated to action or to increased activity.

Inhibition

The process of suppressing or restraining a behavioral or biological response.