Pam has a cochlear implant. She MOST likely has experienced:
A) damage to area A1 in the temporal cortex.
B) a loss of hair cells on the basilar membrane.
C) damage to the ossicles.
D) a punctured eardrum.
B) a loss of hair cells on the basilar membrane.
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Joan is obsessed with stories about cowboys
In these stories, the bad guy always wears a black hat. Because of this, her schema for bad, dangerous men includes black clothing and, especially, black hats. One day, her car breaks down on the highway and a man dressed entirely in black and wearing a black hat stops and helps her. Which of the following is she most likely to think? a) "Wow, I'd better change my ideas about men in black." b) "How strange, he must be the exception to the rule." c) "Maybe it is men in white who are dangerous." d) "All those cowboy stories had it wrong!"
A very high rate of responding is produced by a _______ schedule of reinforcement
a. fixed interval b. fixed ratio c. variable interval d. variable ratio
People taking Prozac to treat depression are mainly enhancing the activity of the neurotransmitter ______ in their brains.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).