When Thirteen-Year-Old Bobby Is Asked,"How Did You Get to Be

question 86

Multiple Choice

When thirteen-year-old Bobby is asked,"How did you get to be the way you are?" he is most likely to respond by saying,

• A) "I told myself to grow,and I did."
• B) "My body just grew and changed."
• C) "I decided that I wanted to be like my uncle because he is so good to everyone."
• D) "I learned how to be nice from my parents,and they taught me to listen."

Understand the principles of a behavior systems approach and the general laws of learning approach.

Explain the theories of flavor aversion conditioning.

Clarify misconceptions about species-specific reactions and their implications in learning.

Identify the key neurotransmitters involved in reinforcement and learning.

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Definitions:

Broca's Area

An area situated in the dominant hemisphere's frontal lobe, associated with the production of speech.

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain associated with the comprehension of language, located in the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant hemisphere.

Language Comprehension

The ability to understand spoken, written, or signed language.

Speech Production

The process by which humans produce sounds that combine to form language, involving respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, and neural mechanisms.