Engaging in a Behavior to Remove an Aversive Event Is

question 62

Multiple Choice

Engaging in a behavior to remove an aversive event is called ______.

• A)an escape response
• B)contingency reduction
• C)negative punishment
• D)vicarious reinforcement

Understand the importance and effectiveness of randomized clinical trials and control groups in medical research.

Recognize the principles and methods of different psychotherapeutic approaches including client-centered, psychoanalytical, and cognitive-behavioral therapies.

Identify the concerns and criticisms of psychoanalysis.

Distinguish between types of therapies, including biomedical, psychotherapy, humanistic, and cognitive therapies.

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Definitions:

Negative Feedback

A type of constructive criticism that points out what was done wrong or what needs improvement, which can be essential for progress.

Decreasing Rigid Structures

The act of making systems, processes, or organizations more flexible, adaptable, and less strictly controlled.

Changing Circumstances

The variation or alteration of conditions or situations over time.

Viable

Capable of working successfully or living; feasible and able to sustain life or effectiveness.