The Nervous System

question 75

Multiple Choice

The nervous system

• A) detects changes in the internal or external environment.
• B) controls the movement of muscles.
• C) integrates information from several sources and uses it to determine an appropriate response.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Mackintosh's Attentional Theory

A theory proposing that the allocation of attention during learning is influenced by the predictability of stimuli, affecting conditioning strength.

Conditioned Response Strength

The intensity or magnitude of a response that has been learned under conditional circumstances.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification in which a subject learns to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response Sequences

The natural, automatic reactions that occur in response to an unconditioned stimulus without prior learning or conditioning.