Refer to the Figure

question 87

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure. The figure shows electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings from a person who is awake and in different stages of sleep.Which of the following EEG recordings represents the period when bursts of action potentials fired by cells of the cortex are most synchronized over large areas, resulting in the slow-wave pattern?

• A) Awake
• B) Non-REM Stage 1
• C) Non-REM Stage 2
• D) Non-REM Stage 3
• E) REM

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Definitions:

Law Of Effect

Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely.

Shaping

A behavioral psychology technique of progressively reinforcing behaviors that approximate or lead towards a desired goal behavior.

Conditioned Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus gains the capacity to reinforce desirable behaviors through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Reinforcement

A psychological principle that involves using consequences to strengthen a behavior, making it more likely to occur in the future.