Sudden Cardiac Death Is the Result of Extreme ___ Activity,which

question 144

Multiple Choice

Sudden cardiac death is the result of extreme ___ activity,which destabilizes the heart's contractions.

• A)cortisol
• B)sympathetic
• C)parasympathetic
• D)hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal

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Definitions:

Variable-ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it very resistant to extinction.

Slot Machine

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Reward

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