In-Text Figure Based Questions

question 128

Multiple Choice

In-Text Figure Based Questions
-Which two intrinsic thumb muscles are an agonist-antagonist pair? (Figure 11-19)

• A) lumbricals and opponens digiti minimi
• B) adductor pollicis and abductor pollicis brevis
• C) flexor retinaculum and extensor retinaculum
• D) flexor pollicis brevis and palmar interosseous
• E) palmar interosseous and dorsal interosseous

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response in a subject.

Operant Stimulus

A stimulus that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning.

Cognitive Perspective

An approach in psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes as the key to understanding human behavior.