Joel Was in a Car Accident and Banged His Head

question 345

Multiple Choice

Joel was in a car accident and banged his head. When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, he was unable to hear. Most likely, Joel hit an area on

• A)the frontal lobe
• B)the occipital lobe
• C)the temporal lobe
• D)the parietal lobe
• E)the hypothalamus

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is controlled by consequences, including rewards or punishments.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Modeling

A technique in behavioral psychology where individuals learn through observation and imitation of others.