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cumulative response curve

a cumulative record, in the form of a graph, of the responses in a conditioning experiment. Lack of response is indicated by a flat horizontal line, whereas faster responses are indicated by steeper slopes away from the horizontal. Also called cumulative response record.

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visceral sense

visceral sense

the sense associated with functions of the viscera.