You Are Driving Down the Freeway Rather Quickly Because You

question 218

Multiple Choice

You are driving down the freeway rather quickly because you are late for a meeting, but you notice a police car parked on the side of the freeway. You quickly apply the brakes and slow down to the speed limit. In this instance, the police car represents a:

• A) discriminative stimulus.
• B) negative reinforcer.
• C) positive reinforcer.
• D) primary stimulus.

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Definitions:

Ventral Visual Stream

The pathway in the brain's visual system that processes information about object identification and recognition.

Object Memory

The ability to remember and recognize information about objects, including shape, color, and spatial location.

Entorhinal Cortex

Cortex located on the medial temporal lobe surface; provides a major route for neocortical input to the hippocampal formation; often degenerates in Alzheimer disease.

Perirhinal Cortex

Cortex lying next to the rhinal fissure on the ventral surface of the brain.