You Spend Days Wandering Aimlessly Around a Park with Many

question 219

Multiple Choice

You spend days wandering aimlessly around a park with many different paths that end at different parts of the park. One day when you arrive at the park you get a call on your cell phone from your cousin whom you haven't seen for years, and she says she is waiting for you in a particular section of the park. Even though the paths are complicated and twisted, you manage to find the shortest route to your cousin. Tolman would explain your efficient passage through the park as an example of:

• A) insight.
• B) the formation of a cognitive map.
• C) unconscious trial-and-error imagery.
• D) spontaneous recovery.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Cleft

The narrow gap between the terminal end of a neuron and the neighboring neuron or muscle cell, through which neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals.

Synaptic Vesicles

Membrane-bound sacs within neurons that store neurotransmitters and release them into the synaptic cleft during neuronal communication.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals found within the brain that transmit messages between neurons, playing a crucial role in regulating bodily and mental functions.

Agonist

A chemical or drug that binds to receptors in the brain and causes a reaction typically producing a biological response.