Sharon Is Concerned About Deficiencies in Her Daughter Alana's Diet

question 81

Multiple Choice

Sharon is concerned about deficiencies in her daughter Alana's diet. If Alana is a typical teen, Sharon should feed her _____.

• A) potatoes to increase her starch
• B) carrots to increase her vitamin A
• C) orange juice to increase her vitamin C
• D) spinach to increase her iron

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Definitions:

Habituation

The process by which an individual becomes accustomed to a stimulus through repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which the response rate to one stimulus changes as a result of a change in the reinforcement offered for another stimulus.

Second-order Conditioning

A form of learning where a stimulus that was previously neutral is associated with a conditioned stimulus to elicit the same conditioned response, without the original unconditioned stimulus.

Habituation

A procedure in which a life form diminishes or halts its response to a recurring stimulus as time goes by.