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An Instructor Asks You to Report the Proportion of the Population

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An instructor asks you to report the proportion of the population that has a specific disorder during a specific point in time.The instructor has asked you for the ________ of the disorder.


Definitions:

Skinner

An American psychologist best known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Response Deprivation Theory

The idea that when a contingency restricts access to an activity, it causes that activity to become a reinforcement.

Premack's Principle

A principle stating that more probable behaviors can serve as reinforcers for less probable behaviors.

High-Probability Activities

Activities that an individual is highly likely to engage in, often used in behavior modification by allowing access to them as a reward.

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