The Diameter of an Axon Is Correlated with

question 82

Multiple Choice

 The diameter of an axon is correlated with

• A) the age of the organism.
• B) the speed of signaling in the axon.
• C) the number of synapses formed by the axon.
• D) whether or not learning has occurred.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by associating the stimulus with a new, incompatible response.

Instinctive Drift

The phenomenon whereby an animal's conditioned responses revert to instinctual behaviors, interfering with learned behaviors.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, responding only to specific stimuli while ignoring others.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A conditioning process in which a stimulus that previously was neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response, even in the absence of the original unconditioned stimulus.