What Type of Processing Takes Sensory Data into the System

question 62

Multiple Choice

What type of processing takes sensory data into the system through receptors and then sends the data to the brain for analysis of information?

• A) top-down processing
• B) integrative processing
• C) distinction-extraction processing
• D) bottom-up processing
• E) serial combinatorial processing

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Definitions:

External-Reinforcement Schedule

This involves the regulation of behavior based on rewards or punishments administered from an outside source, used in various behavioral conditioning frameworks.

Positive Punishment

Adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique involving the removal of a desirable stimulus to decrease the probability of an undesirable behavior being repeated.

Negative Reinforcement

A process that strengthens a behavior by removing or reducing an undesirable outcome when the behavior is performed.