A Number of Rats Drink Saccharin-Flavored Water While Hearing Loud

question 208

Multiple Choice

A number of rats drink saccharin-flavored water while hearing loud noises and seeing bright lights. Later, some of the rats are made nauseated and others are given electric shocks. What do the rats learn to avoid?

• A) The rats made nauseated avoid the lights and noises, and the rats given shocks avoid the saccharin-flavored water.
• B) The rats made nauseated avoid the saccharin-flavored water, and the rats given shocks avoid the lights and noises.
• C) All the rats learn to avoid saccharin-flavored water.
• D) All the rats learn to avoid the noises and lights.

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Definitions:

Carpals

The eight small bones that make up the wrist, which connect the hand to the forearm, allowing for the wrist's complex movements.

Tarsals

A group of seven bones in the foot situated between the lower leg bones (tibia and fibula) and the metatarsal bones, playing a key role in the structure and function of the foot.

Axial Skeleton

The part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate.

Appendicular Skeleton

Part of the skeleton that includes the bones of the limbs and the pectoral and pelvic girdles, facilitating movement.