Mike Used to Really Enjoy Potato Salad, and at a Family

question 292

Multiple Choice

Mike used to really enjoy potato salad, and at a family reunion he ate a large helping.Unfortunately, the potato salad had not been properly refrigerated, and Mike became quite ill after eating it.Now he finds that even the sight of potato salad in the school cafeteria can make him feel sick to his stomach.In this example of classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus is:

• A)the improperly refrigerated potato salad at his family reunion
• B)the illness Mike experienced after the family reunion
• C)Mike feeling sick to his stomach when he sees potato salad in the school cafeteria
• D)the sight of potato salad in the school cafeteria

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Definitions:

Glycolysis

A metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate, releasing energy and producing ATP and NADH, occurring in the cytosol of cells.

Citric Acid Cycle

A series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy through the oxidation of acetate.

Acetyl CoA

A molecule that conveys the carbon atoms within the acetyl group to the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) to be oxidized for energy production.

NADH

NADH stands for Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (Hydrogen), a coenzyme found in all living cells that plays a fundamental role in producing energy through the process of oxidation-reduction.