Which of the Following Scenarios Supports the Argument That Nurture

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios supports the argument that nurture shapes behavior?

• A) Evelyn, like all the women in her family, outlived her husband. She was also diagnosed with diabetes at a young age.
• B) Audrey underwent sex reassignment surgery when she was fifteen. She, however, never got accustomed to her new gender.
• C) Logan and his twin sister were raised by positive, affirming parents. Logan, however, suffered from attention deficit disorder, which is more common among men, while his sister did not.
• D) Grace and David have been married for ten years. Grace developed an eating disorder, whereas David became short tempered and irritable.
• E) Benjie's father, an alcoholic, suffered from liver damage. He advised his son from a young age to avoid such destructive habits, and Benjie grew up to have a healthy lifestyle.

Identify the use of disjunction in logical arguments and its implications for the conclusion.

Infer the use of conditional statements in constructing logical arguments.

Apply logical reasoning to identify the validity of arguments involving complex compound statements.

Develop critical thinking skills by analyzing and evaluating logical structures of arguments.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that acquires its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer, used to condition a response.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, like food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable or rewarding.

Operant Conditioning

A learning paradigm that tailors the intensity of a conduct through positive feedback or negative repercussions.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior, used in behavioral training and conditioning.