All the Following Are Good Strategies for Evaluating Complementary and Alternative

question 61

Multiple Choice

All the following are good strategies for evaluating complementary and alternative therapies, EXCEPT:

• A) keeping a symptom diary to track pain, fatigue, and other symptoms.
• B) checking information posted at the websites for Health Canada and the Natural Health Products.
• C) finding out in advance the expected length and cost of treatment.
• D) speaking with your physician about the CAM therapy only after you've tried it for a month.

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating the same conditioned response.

Established CS

In the field of classical conditioning, it refers to a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, now triggers a conditioned response.

New CS

In classical conditioning, a novel conditioned stimulus that is introduced and associated with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered via rewards or penalties.