In an Early Experiment by Cannon and Washburn, Washburn Swallowed

question 46

Multiple Choice

In an early experiment by Cannon and Washburn, Washburn swallowed a balloon so that

• A)the balloon could prevent hunger by filling up the stomach.
• B)the balloon could be inflated and allow the recording of stomach contractions.
• C)the balloon would stop digestion, allowing the stomach to be examined.
• D)hunger could be controlled by controlling the stomach contractions.

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Definitions:

Food Pellets

Small, compressed units of food often used in laboratory experiments as a reward for animals.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which rewards or punishments are given out at irregular intervals, making the response more resistant to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A method of learning that involves providing a reward after every correct response to ensure the behavior is reinforced.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.