One of the primary effects of the induction of amphetamine is an increase in heart rate. According to the compensatory-response model, in a drug conditioning trial with amphetamine, the US would be a(n) _____ and the UR would be a(n) _____.
A) decrease in heart rate; increase in heart rate
B) increase in heart rate; increase in heart rate
C) increase in heart rate; decrease in heart rate
D) decrease in heart rate; decrease in heart rate

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The compensatory-response model suggests that the body attempts to counteract the effects of a drug. Therefore, if amphetamine (the unconditioned stimulus, US) causes an increase in heart rate (the unconditioned response, UR), the body's compensatory response would be a decrease in heart rate to balance the effects of the drug.

One of the Primary Effects of the Induction of Amphetamine