Action Potentials from Receptors Involved in General Sensations Are Interpreted

question 68

Multiple Choice

Action potentials from receptors involved in general sensations are interpreted in the

• A) premotor cortex.
• B) primary sensory cortex.
• C) general interpretive area.
• D) mesencephalon.
• E) reticular activating system.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, aiming at the strengthening or weakening of voluntary behaviors.

Social-Cognitive Learning

A theory that suggests learning occurs through observation, imitation, and modeling, influenced by both environmental and cognitive factors.

Mental Processes

Internal, covert activities of our minds, such as thinking, feeling, and remembering.