A Catalyst Works by Providing a New Mechanism, Higher in Energy

question 5

True/False

A catalyst works by providing a new mechanism, higher in energy that the original reaction.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

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

CS

Short for Conditioned Stimulus, it is a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.