Your Dog Tends to Salivate and Get Excited When You

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True/False

Your dog tends to salivate and get excited when you shake a box of dog biscuits. However, your dog does not drool when you shake a bag of cat food. This is an example of stimulus generalization.

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Definitions:

Smooth Muscle

Muscle tissue that forms organs like the stomach and bladder, characterized by its lack of striations and its ability to contract involuntarily.

Skeletal Muscle

A type of striated muscle tissue, attached to bones, that is responsible for voluntary movements of the body.

Cardiac Muscle

A specialized form of muscle found only in the heart, characterized by its ability to contract autonomously and rhythmically.

Skeletal Muscle Fibers

Long, cylindrical cells that make up skeletal muscles, responsible for voluntary movements.