School-Age Children Sometimes Believe That Sharing a Coke Causes AIDS

question 122

Multiple Choice

School-age children sometimes believe that sharing a Coke causes AIDS because they

• A) lack the cognitive skills necessary for understanding biological causes of disease.
• B) think diseases are punishment for doing something bad.
• C) view illnesses in superstitious ways.
• D) generalize their knowledge of familiar diseases to unfamiliar ones.

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Definitions:

Prefrontal Cortex

The prefrontal cortex is a part of the brain located at the front of the frontal lobes; it is involved in complex behaviors including planning, decision making, and moderating social behavior.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the brain located at the upper back area in the skull, crucial for processing sensory information and spatial navigation.

Thalamus

A major part of the brain located at the center of the brain, functioning as a relay station for sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain involved in memory formation, spatial navigation, and the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory.