Electrical Stimulation of Its Lateral Hypothalamus Causes an Animal to Overeat

question 231

Multiple Choice

Electrical stimulation of its lateral hypothalamus causes an animal to overeat and become obese.Therefore,what could we expect to be produced by lesioning the lateral hypothalamus

• A) no effect on eating or body weight 
• B) overeating and obesity 
• C) undereating and weight loss 
• D) alternating periods of overeating and undereating

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Definitions:

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption that occurs when a price change moves the consumer along a given indifference curve to a point with a new tangent and slope.

Income Effect

The change in consumption resulting from a change in real income, with income changes arising from changes in prices, wages, or other factors.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of consumers increases.

Income-Consumption Curve

A graphical representation showing how changes in a consumer's income affect their spending behaviors on different goods.