Though Sometimes It's a Little Early or a Little Late

question 42

True/False

Though sometimes it's a little early or a little late, your mail almost always arrives around 10:30 every morning. As it gets closer to 10:30, you tend to check the mailbox more often. This is an everyday example of a variable-interval schedule of reinforcement.

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Definitions:

Neural Message

The information conveyed by neurons through electrical and chemical signals across synapses to communicate with other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Resting Potential

The electrical charge difference across the neuronal membrane when the neuron is not actively firing.

Action Potential

A brief electrical impulse by which information is transmitted along the axon of a neuron.

Wernicke's Aphasia

A language disorder caused by damage to the Wernicke's area of the brain, leading to difficulty in understanding spoken language and producing coherent sentences.