Cunningham and Colleagues (2004) Suggested That Although the Amygdala Plays

question 24

Multiple Choice

Cunningham and colleagues (2004) suggested that although the amygdala plays a role in the automatic evaluation of social groups, controlled processing may implicate which of the following brain regions?

• A)the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
• B)the parahippocampal cortex
• C)the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
• D)the hippocampus

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Definitions:

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, in operant conditioning.

Variable Ratio

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses.

Fixed Interval

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are provided after a specific, constant amount of time has passed.

Fixed Ratio

Fixed ratio denotes a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.