A Monkey Flips a Switch for Food in One Room

question 181

Multiple Choice

A monkey flips a switch for food in one room.The monkey is then placed in a new but similar room.In the new room,the monkey also flips the switch.What accounts for this behavior?

• A) stimulus discrimination
• B) external disinhibition
• C) spontaneous recovery
• D) stimulus generalization

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Definitions:

Body Position

The arrangement or posture of the body parts in relation to each other.

Vestibular Senses

The senses related to balance and spatial orientation, arising from the inner ear.

Body Position

The orientation or posture of the body as a whole, which can influence physiological functions and is considered in fields like ergonomics and physical therapy.

Semicircular Canals

Three looped structures in the inner ear that are key components of the vestibular system, helping to maintain balance by detecting rotational movements.