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A Patient Is Scheduled for a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

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A patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The health care provider has indicated that there is a chance that the procedure may need to be done as an open cholecystectomy. The nurse knows that if the patient has an open procedure, what is more likely?


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Variable-interval Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where rewards are given after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, leading to a steady, moderate response rate.

Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a behavior is strengthened by the outcome that follows it, whether it is a reward (positive reinforcement) or the removal of a negative condition (negative reinforcement).

DRH Schedule

Differential Reinforcement of High rates of behavior is a schedule of reinforcement where high rates of a specific behavior are reinforced.

Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism that increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating by applying a stimulus following that behavior.

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