Naomi Continued to Text with Her Friends at the Dinner

question 87

Multiple Choice

Naomi continued to text with her friends at the dinner table even after being told numerous times not to do so. Her parents then took her phone away for a week. This is an example of __________.

• A) negative punishment
• B) positive punishment
• C) positive reinforcement
• D) negative reinforcement

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Definitions:

Exposure Therapies

A technique in behavioral therapy aimed at reducing fear and anxiety responses by gradually exposing the patient to the feared object or context without any danger.

Behavior Modification

The use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to improve behaviors and replace undesirable behaviors with more desirable ones.

Anxiety-triggering Situations

Circumstances or contexts that provoke or escalate feelings of anxiety and stress in individuals.

Cognitive Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that emphasizes the role of cognitive processes in the development and maintenance of psychological disorders, aiming to alter maladaptive thinking patterns.