Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Expectancies are mental representations of event contingencies.
2. A behavior-reinforcement belief expectancy contains knowledge of the contiguity between two events.
3. Neurons in the prefrontal cortex encode the motivational and reinforcing properties of cues leading to reinforcement-seeking behavior.
4. The role of response by habit rather than expectation is called behavioral autonomy.
5. Seligman developed the concept of learned helplessness.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

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