Changing Learning Patterns and Maladaptive Behaviors Associated with a Given

question 9

Multiple Choice

Changing learning patterns and maladaptive behaviors associated with a given disorder describes

• A) cognitive therapy.
• B) behavioral therapy.
• C) eclectic therapy.
• D) psychoanalytic therapy.

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Definitions:

Nature/Nurture Debate

The ongoing debate regarding the relative contributions of genetics and environment to individual traits and behaviors.

Institutional Review Board

A committee that reviews and approves research involving human subjects to ensure ethical standards are met.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact by controlling and manipulating variables.

Confound

A variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables in a study, potentially misleading the results or conclusions.