Blood Pressure Is Lowered By

question 12

Multiple Choice

Blood pressure is lowered by:

• A) Decreasing sympathetic activity
• B) Increasing parasympathetic activity
• C) Decreasing parasympathetic activity
• D) Increasing sympathetic activity

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A form of behavioral conditioning that adjusts the level of a behavior through the addition of positive stimuli or negative consequences.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, an event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior by providing a consequence an individual finds rewarding.

Microsystem

In bioecological systems theory, the innermost level of context, which includes an individual’s immediate physical and social environment.