Suppose Someone Asks You, "On a Scale of 1 to 10

question 247

Multiple Choice

Suppose someone asks you, "On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being 'all nature' and 10 being 'all nurture,' where would you put dementia?" Based on information provided in the text, the BEST answer probably is:

• A)"definitely 1."
• B)"probably a 2 or a 3."
• C)"a 5, I guess."
• D)"most certainly a 9 or 10."

---

Definitions:

Drinking Coffee

The consumption of a beverage made by brewing ground coffee beans, often enjoyed for its stimulating effect due to caffeine.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus, eliciting a similar response.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus following a desired behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Punishment

A process in which a response is followed by a stimulus that decreases the likelihood of that response being repeated.