Which Statement About Marasmus Is True

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which statement about marasmus is true?

• A) It usually appears in starving babies during the first year of life.
• B) It is caused by a diet very low in protein.
• C) It is characterized by an enlarged belly and swollen feet.
• D) It rarely leads to death because the child gets enough calories.

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Definitions:

Learned By Association

The process of forming connections between stimuli and responses, typically through conditioning.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how stimuli can trigger conditioned responses in dogs.

Observational Learning

A learning process through watching the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Direct Experience

Personal involvement or encounter with an event or environment, serving as a powerful method for learning.