A Specific Person's Face Is Represented in the Nervous System

question 30

Multiple Choice

A specific person's face is represented in the nervous system by the firing of

• A)a feature detector that fires specifically to that face.
• B)a group of neurons that all respond only to that face.
• C)a group of neurons each responding to a number of different faces.
• D)a receptor in the retina that responds when the face is present.

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Definitions:

Discriminative Stimulus

A cue or event that indicates that a particular response will lead to a certain consequence in operant conditioning.

Generalized Stimulus

A stimulus that elicits a response not only to the original stimulus but also to similar stimuli.

Reinforcement

In behavioural psychology, a process by which a stimulus increases the probability of a preceding behaviour being repeated.

Schedule of Reinforcement

A plan or rule set for determining when and how often reinforcement will be delivered in behavior modification techniques.