Experimentally, to Differentiate Rapidly Adapting Receptors from Slowly Adapting Receptors

question 6

Multiple Choice

Experimentally, to differentiate rapidly adapting receptors from slowly adapting receptors would be to determine

• A) the peak of the electrical potentials in the response.
• B) if the preparation is responding by firing action potentials or excitatory/inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.
• C) the relative frequency and pattern (start strong, end weak) of action potentials for the duration of the stimulus.
• D) the relative frequency and pattern of excitatory/inhibitory postsynaptic potentials for the duration of the stimulus.
• E) whether action potentials are firing when the stimulus starts and then cease when the stimulus ends.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Given

The delivery of a stimulus following a behavior that increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Fixed Time Interval

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule where a response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

Variable Time Interval

A schedule in operant conditioning where reinforcement is provided after varying intervals of time.

Variable Ratio Schedule

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