According to the theory of operant conditioning, when the removal of a stimulus, after a response has occurred, decreases the likelihood of the response occurring again, the process is referred to as:

Maria asks Lanie if she has a pencil. Lanie says, "Yes, I have a pencil," and then walks away without giving Maria the pencil. Her response suggests that she could have a problem with _______ understanding.

a. morphological b. syntactic c. semantic d. pragmatic

The _______________ was once considered just a motor center, but evidence has accumulated that it also plays a part in cognitive and emotional learning

a. pons b. medulla c. cerebellum d. auditory cortex