What happens when a large quantity of glutamate is released from damaged neurons in the brain?
A. Neurons die from excitement
B. Neurons function poorly
C. Neurons temporarily enter a prolonged refractory period
D. Ion channels suddenly close
Answer: A
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a. involved pairing the tone with shock. b. produced a steady increase in the CS response strength of the tone. c. progressed from a negative value of CS response strength to a positive value. d. resulted in a decrease in the movement ratio across trials.
What would you do if you do not want differences across gender to influence the study results?
What will be an ideal response?
Cody was accused of assaulting his neighbor, but several psychologists testified at his trial that Cody has paranoid schizophrenia and suffers from delusions and hallucinations. In addition, the day of the alleged assault, Cody had been hearing voices telling him that a space alien had inhabited the body of his neighbor and that this alien was attempting to inhabit Cody's body when his neighbor
knocked on his door. The neighbor even testified that Cody called him "a space creature.". The jury found that because of his schizophrenia, Cody could not appreciate that assaulting his neighbor was wrong; and therefore, the jury found Cody a. guilty but impaired. b. not guilty by reason of insanity. c. not guilty by reason of diminished responsibility. d. guilty under exceptional circumstances.
Stimuli that increase the frequency of behavior are referred to as
a. reinforcers. c. modifiers. b. extinguishers. d. none of these