Operant Conditioning
The previous section of this chapter focused on the type of associative learning known as classical conditioning.
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Muscle Appendages
We include under this heading of appendices: 1° the aponeuroses, which cover the muscles or even envelop them entirely
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Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
The DNA of prokaryotes is organized into a circular chromosome, supercoiled within the nucleoid region of the cell cytoplasm.
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Regulation of Gene Expression
For a cell to function properly, necessary proteins must be synthesized at the proper time and place.
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Union of tendons with muscles and neighbouring parts
The tendon, whether long or short, cylindrical or flattened, joins by one of its extremities with the corresponding muscular body; by the other, it is inserted into various formations which, depending on the case, are a piece of bone, cartilage, fascia, etc., and is then inserted into the muscular body.
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What Is Learning?
Birds build nests and migrate as winter approaches. Infants suckle at their mother’s breast.
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Work, Heat, and Internal Energy
Here, we want to expand these concepts to a thermodynamic system and its environment.
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Gestalt Principles of Perception
In the early part of the 20th century, Max Wertheimer published a paper demonstrating that individuals perceived motion in rapidly flickering static images —an insight that came to him as he used a child’s toy tachistoscope.
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Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
The synthesis of proteins consumes more of a cell’s energy than any other metabolic process.
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The Other Senses - psychology
Vision and hearing have received an incredible amount of attention from researchers over the years.
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Acne Skin Care
Suffering from acne can cause so much embarrassment that many people would rather not discuss their condition.
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