Cafeteria Diets

question 35

Multiple Choice

Cafeteria diets

• A) greatly reduce consumption.
• B) maintain consumption at baseline levels.
• C) are those in which several palatable foods are available.
• D) are inherently less healthy.
• E) increase sensory-specific satiety.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The tendency to stop making a generalized response to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus because the similar stimulus is never paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Extinction

Extinction refers to the process in conditioning where the occurrence of a conditioned response decreases or disappears when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Acquisition

The process of learning or obtaining new information or skills.

Spontaneous Recovery

Refers to the sudden reappearance of a previously extinguished response in the absence of further conditioning.