A Client at a Mental Institution Is Rewarded for Improved

question 100

Multiple Choice

A client at a mental institution is rewarded for improved grooming habits with coupons he can exchange for special foods or weekend passes. This technique is called __________

• A) modeling.
• B) negative reinforcement.
• C) token economy.
• D) systematic desensitization.

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Definitions:

Philosophers

Thinkers who engage in critical study, analysis, and questioning of concepts pertaining to existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

Society

A community of people living in a more or less ordered community, often characterized by its laws, customs, and organizations.

Invisible Hand

A metaphor introduced by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating behavior of the marketplace, where individual self-interests unintentionally benefit society.

Adam Smith

An 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher, best known for his theories on capitalism and the invisible hand of the market.