Sexually Active Unmarried Teens Are More Likely to Use Contraceptives

question 193

Multiple Choice

Sexually active unmarried teens are more likely to use contraceptives if they

• A) underestimate their peers' sexual activity.
• B) do not want to appear to be sexually promiscuous.
• C) are in an exclusive sexual relationship involving open communication.
• D) have been extensively exposed to TV shows in which unmarried people are having sex.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of behavior training in which reinforcement is given for progressively closer approximations of the desired target behavior.

Behavior Modification

A therapeutic approach that seeks to change undesirable behaviors through the use of positive or negative reinforcement.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique that involves replacing an undesirable response to a stimulus with a more desirable one.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that's associated with a conditioned stimulus also becomes capable of eliciting a conditioned response.