Polycythemia Vera Is a Condition of Not Enough Blood Cells

question 27

True/False

Polycythemia vera is a condition of not enough blood cells.

---

Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A conditioning process where the removal of an unfavorable event or outcome after the display of a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Operant Extinction

The process in behavioral psychology where the frequency of a previously reinforced behavior decreases when that behavior is no longer reinforced.

Belittling Behavior

Actions or comments meant to diminish someone’s sense of self-worth or accomplishments.

ABAB Design

A research design for evaluating the effect of a treatment by repeatedly alternating between a baseline period and a treatment phase.