Upon Visiting His Doctor,Ted Is Surprised to Learn He Has

question 16

Multiple Choice

Upon visiting his doctor,Ted is surprised to learn he has a brain tumor.This may explain why Ted cannot stop eating and eats as much food as possible.Ted may have a tumor in the
Part of his brain called the

• A) amygdala.
• B) hypothalamus.
• C) frontal lobe.
• D) hippocampus.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Schedule

A plan or rule that determines how often a behavior is reinforced in operant conditioning.

Paycheck

A regular payment made by an employer to an employee, usually on a monthly or biweekly basis.

Variable Schedule

A variable schedule in the context of reinforcement refers to a procedure in which rewards are given at unpredictable intervals, influencing behavior.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.