The Declaration of Alma Ata Was an Important Policy Event

question 1

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Alma Ata was an important policy event for which of the following reasons?

• A) Gave voting rights to developing countries within the World Health Assembly
• B) Established the World Health Assembly
• C) Shifted the global health agenda to primary health care
• D) Shifted the global health agenda to neglected tropical diseases

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer presented; in biology, the permanent loss of species from the earth.

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Positive Reinforcement

Adding a desirable stimulus to increase a behavior, making it more likely to occur in the future.

Punishment

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