All of the Following Statements Are True of Shift Workers

question 234

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true of shift workers, except that

• A) they have more digestive problems.
• B) they perk up during their subjective night.
• C) they use more caffeine and alcohol.
• D) they sleep fewer hours.

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated through positive or negative reinforcement.

Successive Approximation

A process used in behavior therapy and conditioning that rewards closer and closer behaviors towards a desired goal.

Shaping Behavior

A process of reinforcing successive approximations to a desired behavior, gradually leading to the acquisition of the target behavior.

Self-actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one’s talents and potentialities, regarded as a drive or need present in everyone.