When an Extinction Procedure Is Used,the Behavior Will ____________________________ in the Future

question 32

Short Answer

When an extinction procedure is used,the behavior will ____________________________ in the future.

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Definitions:

Glutamate

An important neurotransmitter in the nervous system involved in memory, learning, and the regulation of the brain's excitatory signals.

Neurotoxin

A neurotoxin is a toxic substance that disrupts the normal function of nerve cells, potentially causing damage to the nervous system and leading to neurological symptoms or disorders.

Disinhibition Theory

Explanation holding that alcohol has a selective depressant effect on the brain’s frontal cortex, which controls judgment, while sparing subcortical structures responsible for more instinctual behaviors, such as desire.

Learned Inhibitions

Behaviors learned through experience that prevent an individual from engaging in certain actions.