A Laboratory Cat Could Be Made to Twitch Its Whiskers

question 15

Multiple Choice

A laboratory cat could be made to twitch its whiskers by direct stimulation of the ________ lobes of its cerebral cortex.

• A) temporal
• B) occipital
• C) frontal
• D) parietal

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Definitions:

Subjective Inner Feelings

Refers to personal experiences of emotions and sensations that are not observable by others, representing a person's internal emotional state.

Anxious Feelings

Emotional states characterized by worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Observable

Capable of being seen, noticed, or measured directly or indirectly in a scientific or empirical manner.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.