Giving Terminally Ill People a Medication That Will Cause Them

question 58

True/False

Giving terminally ill people a medication that will cause them to peacefully stop breathing is an example of passive euthanasia.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens a behavior or increases its frequency.

Territoriality

Behavior pattern in which one organism (usually a male) stakes out a territory of its own and defends it against intrusion by other members of the same species and sex.

Urban Dweller

A person who lives within a city or urban area.

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning is a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited only by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.