You Bend Your Arms at the Elbow and Forcefully Press

question 79

Short Answer

You bend your arms at the elbow and forcefully press your palms into each other. Your hands do not move and the muscles of your upper arms do not shorten, but tension greatly increases in them. This muscle contraction is described as being ________.

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus, often discussed in the context of classical conditioning.

Specific Stimulus

A particular environmental event or condition that elicits a response from an organism.

Successive Approximation

A process in behaviorism where behaviors are broken down into smaller steps and reinforced until the desired behavior is achieved.

Bad Habits

Repeated behaviors that are often detrimental to one's health or wellbeing.