-Paradoxically, although rats typically press a lever at an extremely high rate to deliver electrical stimulations to their own septum or lateral hypothalamus, they
A) extinguish slowly.
B) extinguish rapidly.
C) sometimes have to be primed.
D) both A and C
E) both B and C

Question

-Paradoxically, although rats typically press a lever at an extremely high rate to deliver electrical stimulations to their own septum or lateral hypothalamus, they
A) extinguish slowly. 
B) extinguish rapidly. 
C) sometimes have to be primed. 
D) both A and C 
E) both B and C

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Rats sometimes have to be primed to start pressing the lever, and once they start, they extinguish rapidly if the stimulation is stopped.

-Paradoxically, Although Rats Typically Press a Lever at an Extremely