Melatonin Is Secreted by

question 7

Multiple Choice

Melatonin is secreted by

• A) the hypothalamus during the day.
• B) the pineal gland during the night.
• C) the autonomic nervous system during the winter.
• D) the posterior pituitary gland during the day.
• E) the thyroid gland during cold seasons.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A phenomenon where an individual's or group's expectations about an outcome cause behaviors that make the outcome more likely to happen.

Punishment

The application of an undesirable outcome in response to a behavior, with the aim of decreasing or eliminating that behavior.

Extinction

Discourages a behavior by making the removal of a desirable consequence contingent on its occurrence.

Attribution Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.