Which of the Following Statements Are True of the Brain $\rightarrow$

question 108

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true of the brain and movement? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

• A)Skeletal muscle contraction is not always dependent on nerve impulses.
• B)The frontal lobes generate the impulses for movement.
• C)The cerebellum and the frontal lobes work together so well because they are next to each other.
• D)Having movements stop appropriately is a function of the cerebellum.
• E)Coordination of movements is a function of the cerebellum.
• F)The pathway for impulses for flexing the forearm is brain\(\rightarrow\) spinal cord\(\rightarrow\) motor nerves\(\rightarrow\) triceps brachii.

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Definitions:

Chaining

A method of teaching complex behaviors by breaking down the task into small steps and teaching each step within the sequence individually until the whole sequence is mastered.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique used in behavioral psychology to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior by rewarding it.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is elicited by a different, but similar, stimulus.