Bronwen Is a Researcher Interested in Learning About the Consequences

question 3

Multiple Choice

Bronwen is a researcher interested in learning about the consequences of labelling people with diagnoses.She goes to a hospital claiming that all of her friends and family have been replaced by robots that look exactly like them.She is admitted to a psychiatric ward and diagnosed with a delusional disorder and possibly schizophrenia.For the duration of her stay,she acts completely normal.After one month she is released and she leaves without explaining her experiment to the hospital staff.What is most likely to happen to her diagnostic label when she leaves the hospital?

• A) She will probably still have the diagnosis but may be considered "in remission."
• B) The doctors at the hospital will have realized she is doing an experiment,so they will remove the diagnosis.
• C) The doctors will continue to think she is very sick,but they will believe she is hiding her symptoms too well for them to keep her there.
• D) The doctors at the hospital will change her diagnosis to something less severe like a mood or anxiety disorder.

Explain the concept of neural plasticity and its role in learning.

Illustrate how animals use memory to perform specific tasks.

Discuss the Aplysia as a model for studying basic neural mechanisms of learning.

Explain the principles behind the association between stimuli and responses in learning.

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