Undifferentiated Cells That Can Divide and Specialize to Form a Variety

question 72

Multiple Choice

Undifferentiated cells that can divide and specialize to form a variety of different cells are called:

• A) differential cells.
• B) mother cells.
• C) determinate cells.
• D) stem cells.
• E) morphogens.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was initially conditioned.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a stimulus that was previously neutral becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with another conditioned stimulus.

Shaping

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

FR Schedule

Fixed Ratio Schedule, a type of reinforcement schedule used in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.