A lucky dog named Polly has an owner who works at a pet store, and Polly gets to go to work with the owner every day. Every time a customer walks in the door, there is a bell that goes off alerting the workers that there is someone in the store. There is also a bowl of treats right by the door, and every time a person walks in, Polly gets a treat. Over time, Polly has come to associate the ringing of the bell with getting a treat, so now when she hears it, she salivates a little. In this scenario, the conditioned stimulus is _____________________, the unconditioned stimulus is _____________________ and the conditioned response is __________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
the bell, a treat, salivation
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When an action potential arrives at the muscle fiber, calcium is released internally and binds with troponin.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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