A Child Who Jumps from One Idea to Another,seemingly Unconnected,idea

question 31

Multiple Choice

A child who jumps from one idea to another,seemingly unconnected,idea when speaking would most likely be having challenges with thought ______,assessed in the ______ section of the mental status exam.

• A) content; appearance and actions
• B) process; appearance and actions
• C) content; cognition
• D) process; cognition

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where behavior intensity is adjusted via rewards or penalties.

Generalization

The psychological process in which a response, learned from a specific stimulus, is elicited by similar stimuli, demonstrating the adaptive nature of learning.

Conditioned To Salivate

This term refers to a learned response where an individual or animal begins to salivate in anticipation of food, famously illustrated by Pavlov's experiments with dogs.

Classical Conditioning

A habituation process where two stimuli are repetitively paired; the reaction, initially triggered by the second stimulus, is at length triggered by the first stimulus alone.