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mpobi80

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Electrical stimulation of the mesencephalic region located ventral to the inferior colliculus in the cat will
 
  a. awaken a sleeping cat.
  b. alter the sitting posture of a cat.
  c. reinforce behaviors that produce this stimulation.
  d. directly excite spinal cord motor neurons in the cat.
  e. induce a cat to make pacing movements.

Question 2

A key function of premotor cortex is to
 
  a. allow an organism to learn to respond to an arbitary visual clue with a learned, specific movement.
  b. facilitate the performance of a series of movements.
  c. evoke the desire to perform a movement.
  d. allow an organism to learn to respond with a specific movement to a nonarbitrary visual cue.
  e. modulate the activity of the basal ganglia and limbic system.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: e. induce a cat to make pacing movements.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. allow an organism to learn to respond to an arbitary visual clue with a learned, specific movement.





 

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