Our Understanding of Mental Illness Has Been Most Advanced by Discoveries

question 32

Multiple Choice

Our understanding of mental illness has been most advanced by discoveries involving

• A)degree of convolutions in the brain's surface.
• B)evolution of the telencephalon.
• C)sequence of developmental specialization.
• D)chemicals involved in brain communications.
• E)nature of the blood-brain barrier.

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Definitions:

Resistance To Extinction

The ability of learned behaviors to persist despite a lack of reinforcement or rewards.

Delayed Reinforcement

The presentation of a reward or punishment after a time delay following the desired or undesired behavior.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses.

Specified Number

A set or exact amount or number that has been identified or determined.