A Client Who Wants to Use the Vaginal Sponge as a Method

question 7

Multiple Choice

A client who wants to use the vaginal sponge as a method of contraception shows that she understands the appropriate usage with which of the following statements?

• A)"I need to use a lubricant prior to insertion."
• B)"I need to add spermicidal cream prior to intercourse."
• C)"I need to moisten it with water prior to use."
• D)"I need to leave it in no longer than 6 hours."

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Law of Effect

A psychological principle suggesting that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, whereas behaviors followed by negative outcomes are less likely to be repeated.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the reinforcement of desired behaviors and the discontinuation of undesired ones.

B.F. Skinner

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