PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Stim, Indo, Homeostasis
5 Sep 2016
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A man is moved from a hospital, where he receives periodically increased doses of morphine. At home, the same high dose of the drug is administered, but he experiences a drug overdose. Drug tolerance: decreased effectiveness of a drug over time and repeated administration: learning has to do with the development and maintenance of drug tolerance. Case study: siegel, classical conditioning and analgesic drugs. Being in an environment where they were not tolerated in will cause them to respond to drug admin in a non-tolerant manner (morphine has stronger effect) Blodgett, 1920s, cognitive maps in rats and men, rats learned the layout of a maze and wandered aimlessly food in a goal box, they ran there with as little trouble as mice with practice running there for food. Seeing something new elicits an orienting response, bringing attention to that thing: for unfamiliar things, signalling danger or opportunity.
