- A stimulus of intermediate intensity will initially result in a period of __________, which is then followed by __________.
- The__________ is directly elicited by the emotional event; this in turn elicits the __________, the purpose of which is to maintain a relatively balanced internal state known as homeostasis.
- Learning to associate your refrigerator with the nauseating smell of spoiled food is an example of __________ conditioning.
- Feeling elated while talking on the phone to someone with whom you are in love is an example of the __________. Feeling lovesick after you finally hang up for the night is an example of the __________.
- An excitatory CS for fear is one that will __________ a fear response; an inhibitory CS for fear is one that will __________ a fear response.
- Quickly jerking your hand or foot away from contact with an open flame or sharp object is a reflexive action known as a __________ response. In such cases, the perception of pain generally follows the response.
- Many simple reflexes are activated through a reflex arc that consists of a __________ neuron, an interneuron, and a(n) __________ neuron (in that order).
- A decrease in the strength of a behavior following repeated presentations of an eliciting stimulus is called __________.
- An excitatory CS is one that is associated with the __________ of a US; an inhibitory CS is one that is associated with the __________ of a US.
- A simple, involuntary response to a stimulus is called a __________.
- The a-process is directly tied to the presence of the emotional event, whereas the b-process is __________ to increase and __________ to decrease.
- In a behavioral experiment, the __________ variable is usually a change in some type of environmental experience and the __________ variable is a change in behavior.
- Your grandmother always cooks great meals except when your vegetarian sister is present. As a result, you usually salivate a great deal when sitting at your grandmother's table for a meal, but not when your sister is present. Your grandmother's table is a(n) __________ CS for salivation, while your vegetarian sister is a(n) __________ CS for salivation.
- Group designs that are used to assess behavioral differences between species are called __________ designs, in which different species constitute one of the independent variables.
- The a-process is also known as the __________ process, and the b-process is also known as the __________ process.
- A tone is a __________ and a tone and a bell are __________.
- Reflexes are __________ in the sense that they are drawn out by stimuli that precede their occurrence.
- The multiple-baseline design is a preferable design for situations in which the treatment might result in a permanent change in behavior, or where it might be __________ to withdraw the treatment.
- A key advantage of the multiple-baseline design is that we do not have to __________ the treatment to determine if it is effective.
- Different species of spiders spin different kinds of webs. Web spinning of this sort can thus be considered a species-specific behavior. Such behaviors used to be called __________, but some researchers dislike this term because it implies that the behavior is more inflexible than is actually the case.