Which of the Following Scenarios Supports the Argument That Nurture

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios supports the argument that nurture shapes behavior?

• A) Evelyn, like all the women in her family, outlived her husband.She was also similarly diagnosed with diabetes at a young age.
• B) Audrey underwent sex reassignment surgery when she was fifteen.She, however, never got accustomed to her new gender.
• C) Logan and his twin sister were raised by positive, affirming parents.Logan, however, suffered from attention deficit disorder, which is more common among men, while his sister did not.
• D) Grace and David were going through a trying period in their marriage.Grace developed an eating disorder, whereas David became short tempered and irritable.
• E) Benjie's father, an alcoholic, suffered from liver damage.He advised his son from a young age to avoid such destructive habits, and Benjie grew up to have a healthy lifestyle.

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Definitions:

Instinctive Drift

The tendency for an animal's learned behavior to revert to its innate patterns.

Reflex Response

An automatic, involuntary reaction to a specific stimulus without conscious control, such as blinking in response to a puff of air.

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning process in which two stimuli are paired repeatedly, causing a response that initially comes from the second stimulus to eventually come from the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.