A Male Has a Defect in the X Chromosome of the 23rd

question 179

Multiple Choice

A male has a defect in the X chromosome of the 23rd pair. As children, people with this syndrome experience symptoms that can range from mild to severe or even profound intellectual disability. This is known as ________.

• A) fragile X syndrome
• B) Down syndrome
• C) fetal alcohol syndrome
• D) familial retardation

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Definitions:

Immediately

An action or event occurring without any delay, happening at once.

Behavior Reinforcement

The process of strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that encourages the repetition of that behavior.

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning through the repeated association of two stimuli; over time, a response originally elicited by the second one becomes elicited by the first one alone.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.