Enrique Is 2 Months Old, Painfully Thin, and in Danger

question 3

Multiple Choice

Enrique is 2 months old, painfully thin, and in danger of dying. His mother is too malnourished to produce enough breast milk and bottle-feeding is inadequate. What is the most likely cause of Enrique's illness?

• A) lack of thyroxine
• B) marasmus
• C) kwashiorkor
• D) iron-deficiency anemia

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral conditioning method where the influence of an action is shaped by reward or correction.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, observed in classical conditioning.

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses reappear after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.