Jonah Is Playing on His Tablet One Evening, When His

question 5

Multiple Choice

Jonah is playing on his tablet one evening, when his father asks him to finish up and get ready to take a bath. Jonah nods but completely ignores the request. After a few minutes his father repeats the request with a slightly sterner voice. Jonah says, "Okay, let me just finish this game." Ten minutes later, when Jonah has clearly played several more games, his father repeats the request but with a firm voice. Jonah, knowing that his father is getting angry, puts down the tablet, and goes to take a bath. Jonah's different responding to different "voices" from his father illustrates

• A) acquisition.
• B) inhibition.
• C) discrimination.
• D) generalization.

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex located beneath the temples, involved in processing auditory information, memory storage, and managing emotional responses.

Senile Plaques

Protein deposits found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, characterized by clusters of beta-amyloid protein that disrupt cell function.

Neurofibrillary Tangles

Twisted protein fibers found within the brain's cells that are one of the hallmark physical characteristics of Alzheimer's disease.

Beta-Amyloid Protein

A small molecule that forms sphere-shaped deposits called senile plaques, linked to aging and to Alzheimer’s disease.