Which of the Following Surgical Procedures Would Be Used to Join

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following surgical procedures would be used to join together two arteries?

• A)bypass graft
• B)arterial anastomosis
• C)endarterectomy
• D)arterial stent

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Definitions:

Higher-Order Reinforcement

A process in which reinforcement is given for behavior that meets or exceeds a previously established criterion of performance.

Secondary Reinforcement

A conditioning process where a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforcer.

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning by which successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.

Generalization

The process in psychology by which a response is made to a stimulus that is similar to, but not identical to, the stimulus that conditioned the response.