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A rat is in an enclosure with many rooms. When it goes into the room that has black and white stripes on the walls, it gets a mild but unpleasant shock. It learns not to go into that room. This is a form of contextual fear conditioning, and the ____________ is primarily responsible for this association.

“Neurons that fire together wire together” is known as:

When first falling in love, which neurotransmitter is elevated, especially when a person sees their new love interest?

Alicia has a St. Bernard dog named Moose. Alicia likes to give Moose doggy treats in the morning. Every time Alicia digs into the box of treats, Moose begins to salivate on the kitchen floor. In this example of classical conditioning, the sound of Alicia digging into the box of treats is which of the following?

Daus works as an air traffic controller. This is a very stressful job, so after work, Daus goes to the gym and takes a one-hour spin class where he rides a stationary bike to the point of exhaustion. In this example, being an air traffic controller is a __________ and the spin class is a _____________.

A friend asked Shala what kind of car she drove in high school. Shala thought about it and said, “It was an old blue Honda Civic.” Shala was using _________ memory.

Which of the following would not be considered an acute stressor?

Alexander and Amber went out Friday night and had a few beers and a couple of shots of whiskey. They both woke up early the next morning with a bad headache and severe thirst. This was because alcohol

A rat will naturally freeze if it gets a mild electric shock on its feet. If a tone is played before the shock, the rat will freeze when hearing the tone. In this example, the behavior of freezing when hearing a tone is the:

The idea that our body tries to keep a set point for such things as oxygen, sugar, water, and salt levels is known as: