The "stop mechanism" for eating is
a. located in the lateral hypothalamus.
b. called the satiety center.
c. activated by the hormone ghrelin.
d. characterized by all of these.
B
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A) Thorndike's puzzle box. B) Purina's checkerboard. C) Gibson's visual cliff. D) Skinner boxes.
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