If a Patient Inhales as Deeply as Possible and Then

question 30

Multiple Choice

If a patient inhales as deeply as possible and then exhales as much as possible, the volume of air expelled would be the patient's:

• A) expiratory reserve volume.
• B) tidal volume.
• C) inspiratory reserve volume.
• D) vital capacity.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A training technique in which the likelihood of a behavior is changed through the use of incentives or consequences.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Partial-Reinforcement Schedule

In operant conditioning, a strategy in which a behavior is reinforced intermittently, often resulting in more resistant and persistent responses.

Internal-Reinforcement Schedule

A strategy of self-management where individuals control their own rewards or punishments to modify behavior.