Why Is Laboratory-Acquired Infection an Obvious Hazard for Personnel Working

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why is laboratory-acquired infection an obvious hazard for personnel working in a microbiology laboratory?

• A) Microbiology personnel do not always adhere to safety practices.
• B) Safety practices are not applicable for the microbiology laboratory.
• C) In-service education is not provided for microbiology staff.
• D) Personnel deal with a variety of infectious agents: viral, fungal, parasitic, and bacterial.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcement

An activity whose reinforcing properties are innate.

Positive Reinforcement

An event whose occurrence increases the frequency of the behavior that precedes it.

Conditioning Contrast

A phenomenon in classical and operant conditioning where the strength of a conditioned response changes when the reinforcement or punishment is changed in amount or type.

Primary Reinforcement

A stimulus that satisfies a basic biological need, such as food or water, which naturally and inherently reinforces a behavior.