A Child Suffers from Sudden Apparent Arousals in Which She

question 35

Multiple Choice

A child suffers from sudden apparent arousals in which she expresses intense fear or other emotion.Her mother reports that she seems to wake screaming, but that she is difficult to waken completely.The child most likely suffers from:

• A) night terrors.
• B) parasomnia.
• C) somnambulism.
• D) enuresis episodes.

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, leading to more resistant behavioral patterns.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism where a response or behavior is strengthened because a negative condition is removed or avoided.

Continuous Reinforcement

a method of learning where a behavior is reinforced (rewarded) every time it occurs, facilitating quick acquisition of the behavior.

Partial Reinforcement

A learning theory concept where reinforcement is given only a portion of the time a subject gives the desired response, which enhances the resilience of the response.