Which of the Following Does Your Book Note as a Problem

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does your book note as a problem with the way in which health care workers view substance use in older adults?

• A)They believe that they have a better understanding of an older adult's substance use than that adult does.
• B)Some believe that older adults deserve to drink alcohol as a reward for a lifetime of hard work.
• C)They do not tend to believe that older adults engage in substance use, and thus will not take that issue seriously.
• D)They believe that all adults use drugs illicitly, and thus give up trying to do anything about the problem.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcers

Stimuli or rewards that have become reinforcing by being paired with another reinforcer, sometimes called secondary reinforcers.

Established Reinforcers

Stimuli that have acquired the capacity to strengthen behavior due to their consistent association with primary reinforcers or through inherent desirability.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which behaviors are controlled by consequences, with rewards increasing the likelihood of a behavior and punishments decreasing it.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated by providing a consequence that is desirable for the individual.