Your Dog Jumps Up on a Visitor, and You Smack

question 143

True/False

Your dog jumps up on a visitor, and you smack him with a rolled up newspaper. The next time you have a visitor, your dog doesn't jump on them. This is an example of positive punishment.

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Definitions:

Pons

A part of the brainstem that plays a key role in controlling breathing, communication between different parts of the brain, and sensations such as hearing, taste, and balance.

Microelectrode Insertion

This is a technique where very fine electrodes are inserted into tissues, often in the brain, to record electrical activity from single or multiple neurons.

Brain Lesion

Damage or abnormality in brain tissue due to injury, disease, or a congenital condition.

FMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a neuroimaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.