Choose the Correct Statement Regarding Estrous and Menstrual Cycles

question 65

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct statement regarding estrous and menstrual cycles.

• A)Animals with estrous cycles ovulate only after copulation.
• B)Menstrual cycles are longer than estrous cycles.
• C)Copulation can only occur during ovulation in the menstrual cycle.
• D)The lining of the uterus is shed during menstruation and estrous.
• E)Ovulation only occurs during the menstrual cyclE.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning technique involving the frequent pairing of two stimuli, so that a response originally stimulated by the second of the stimuli is in the end stimulated by only the first stimulus.

Law Of Effect

A principle in psychology stating that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, whereas behaviors followed by negative outcomes are less likely to be repeated.

Variable-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Counterconditioned

The process of changing a previously undesirable response to a stimulus into a desirable one through conditioning.