Researcher Eric Kandel discovered that when he tapped a certain body spot Aplysia, a sea slug, one time, the slug would retract its gills in a defensive maneuver. However, when Kandel touched the same spot repeatedly, the slug would eventually ignore the stimulus. This change in response demonstrates _____.

a. habituation
b. sensitization
c. extinction
d. acquisition

Answer: a. habituation

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

Who first described the cranial nerves and the blood supply to the brain?

a) Willis b) Harvey c) Vesalius d) Galen

Psychology