The Part of an Injured Joint That Becomes Insensitive to Pain

question 15

Multiple Choice

The part of an injured joint that becomes insensitive to pain and regenerates slowly and minimally is the:

• A)synovium.
• B)articular cartilage.
• C)bursa.
• D)tendon.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus following a response increases the likelihood of that response in the future.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli.