Fevers Due to Illness

question 86

Multiple Choice

 Fevers due to illness

• A) have no benefit and should be reduced immediately through the use of medication.
• B) represent a failure of the body's temperature control system.
• C) result from a resetting of the body's temperature set point.
• D) occur when the body's set point is exceeded.

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Definitions:

Olds and Milner

Researchers known for their discovery of the brain's reward system through experiments involving electrical stimulation of the brains of rats.

Rats

Rodents commonly used in psychological and medical research due to their physiological and genetic similarities to humans and their predictable behaviors.

Drives

Internal states that motivate the organism to perform actions necessary for survival, such as hunger or thirst.

Contiguity

In psychology, contiguity is the principle that ideas, memories, and experiences are linked when one is frequently experienced with the other, leading to easier recall or association.