Jason Fails a Test and Tells His Father That He

question 14

Multiple Choice

Jason fails a test and tells his father that he feels so stupid.According to Haim Ginott, Jason's father would communicate most effectively with his son if he

• A)urged his son to stop thinking he is stupid.
• B)placed the blame for his son's failure on the teacher.
• C)encouraged his son to talk more about his feelings.
• D)encouraged his son to work harder on his school work.

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Definitions:

Cyclic AMP

A secondary messenger important in many biological processes, formed from ATP by the action of adenylyl cyclase.

Second Messenger

A substance (e.g., cyclic AMP or calcium ions) that relays a message from a signaling molecule (the first messenger) bound to a cell-surface receptor; leads to some change in the cell.

Protein Kinase A

An enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to specific proteins, playing a key role in the regulation of cellular processes.

Tyrosine Kinases

A family of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to a tyrosine residue in a protein, playing key roles in signal transduction pathways.