What Major Advantage Is Conveyed by Having a System of Acquired

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Multiple Choice

What major advantage is conveyed by having a system of acquired immunity?

• A)It enables a rapid defense against an antigen that has been previously encountered.
• B)It enables an animal to counter most pathogens almost instantly.
• C)It allows for extremely precise specificity for defense against antigens.
• D)All of the above answers are correct.
• E)Answers A and C are both correct.

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Definitions:

Trace Conditioning

A form of classical conditioning where the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus are presented separately with a time interval, complicating the association between them.

Backward Conditioning

A conditioning procedure where the unconditioned stimulus (US) is presented before the conditioned stimulus (CS), which is less effective than forward conditioning.

Simultaneous Conditioning

A conditioning procedure in which the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (US) are presented at the same time.

Simultaneous Conditioning

A classical conditioning procedure in which the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus are presented at the same time.