What Is the Term That Relates to the Death of a Child

question 333

Multiple Choice

What is the term that relates to the death of a child within the first year of life?

• A)stillbirth
• B)infant mortality
• C)fetal distress
• D)very-low-birth-weight

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant stimulus following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Punishers

Stimuli that decrease the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, used in the context of behavioral psychology.

Teenage Daughter

A girl going through the phase of adolescence, typically aged between 13 and 19 years, experiencing physical, psychological, and social changes.

Variable-ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it very resistant to extinction.