Experimenters Have Identified the Specific Motor Neurons Involved in Simple

question 405

Multiple Choice

Experimenters have identified the specific motor neurons involved in simple behavior. In one experiment, they discovered that the neuronal activity in the brain of a monkey who simply watched another monkey pick up and eat a peanut was the same as the brain activity of the monkey actually performing these actions. This research is concerned with:

• A) the partial reinforcement effect.
• B) learned helplessness.
• C) mirror neurons and the mirror neuron system.
• D) biological preparedness.

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