Learning and habituation Quiz
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1. Which describes habituation?
- A. An increased response to repeated stimuli
- B. A decreased response to a repeated harmless stimulus
- C. A response formed by pairing two stimuli
- D. A reflex that cannot change
2. What happens in the presynaptic knob during habituation?
- A. More sodium channels open
- B. More neurotransmitter is made
- C. The neurotransmitter is not broken down
- D. Fewer calcium channels open, so less Ca²⁺ enters
3. A habituated snail withdraws its tentacle when a different stimulus is applied. What does this show?
- A. The snail's muscles still work, so the loss of response was not fatigue
- B. The snail has been harmed
- C. The snail has formed an association
- D. The sensory neurone has died
4. What is the main advantage of habituation?
- A. It saves energy and allows focus on important stimuli
- B. It increases response to all stimuli
- C. It prevents all learning
- D. It speeds up action potentials
5. In an investigation of habituation, which is a suitable control variable?
- A. The number of touches to habituation
- B. Whether the snail withdraws
- C. The time interval between stimuli
- D. The mean result