Wasting of the Body Seen in Some Chronic Diseases Such

question 10

Multiple Choice

Wasting of the body seen in some chronic diseases such as AIDS, cancer, malaria, and tuberculosis is called:

• A) Cachexia
• B) Protein-calorie malnutrition
• C) Kwashiorkor
• D) Marasmus

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned.

Conditioned Responding

A learning process in which an individual develops a response to a previously neutral stimulus by associating it with another stimulus that already elicits a response.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, responding only to the specific stimulus that is conditioned.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.