The Patient Is Instructed to Practice Walking at the Mall

question 13

Multiple Choice

The patient is instructed to practice walking at the mall after walking in a physical therapy clinic 3 times a week for 3 weeks.How does this change the practice?

• A)It changes practice from blocked to random.
• B)It moves the task from a closed to an open environment.
• C)The practice of gait in the hospital was a lead-up activity.
• D)The practice order is significantly different in the mall.

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Definitions:

Punishment

An unpleasant consequence given to reduce the occurrence of a particular behavior.

Stimulus Response Bond

The connection formed between a specific stimulus and a specific response through conditioning.

Matching Law

A principle in behavioral psychology stating that the proportion of responses directed toward an option matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained from that option.

Contend

To strive in opposition or against difficulties; to compete or argue.