If You Perform an Action and Its Consequence Is Positive

question 184

Multiple Choice

If you perform an action and its consequence is positive reinforcement, your tendency to perform the same action again

• A) remains unchanged.
• B) decreases.
• C) becomes cognitively associated with the original stimuli that triggered it.
• D) increases

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Definitions:

Slow-Wave Sleep

A term used for both stage 3 and stage 4 sleep; characterized by slow, rolling eye movements, low cortical arousal, and slowed heart rate and respiration.

Stage 1 Sleep

The initial phase of the sleep cycle, characterized by light sleep, easy wakefulness, and a decrease in bodily movement and heart rate.

Reticular Activating System

A network of neurons located in the brainstem that plays a key role in regulating wakefulness, alertness, and transitions between sleep and wakefulness.

Hypothalamus

A subcortical structure that plays a vital role in controlling many motivated behaviors, like eating, drinking, and sexual activity.