When Receptors in the Brain Sense High Levels of ___

question 400

Multiple Choice

When receptors in the brain sense high levels of ___ in the blood,they in turn send signals that inhibit us from eating.

• A) insulin
• B) endorphins
• C) leptin
• D) norepinephrine

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, often used in behavioral psychology to describe how organisms learn to respond differently to various signals.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating a new conditioned response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention; in classical conditioning, it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus.