In Addition to Its Role in Motor Behaviour Acetylcholine Has

question 251

Multiple Choice

In addition to its role in motor behaviour acetylcholine has been suggested to be involved in attention, arousal, learning and memory and its degeneration related to Alzheimer's disease. Given what you have learned about the brain, in what structure would you expect to find a high percentage of acetylcholine receptors?

• A) pons
• B) hypothalamus
• C) hippocampus
• D) thalamus

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Definitions:

Peer Group

A social group of individuals, often of a similar age, background, or social status, that influences an individual's attitudes and behavior.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was originally associated with the response.

Response Generalization

A type of generalization that occurs when behaviors change that were not specifically targeted in the original intervention program. These behaviors are usually members of the same response class as the one targeted for intervention but have not received the intervention.

Differential Reinforcement

A technique used in behavior modification that reinforces certain behaviors while not reinforcing others, or reinforcing them differently.