An Important Aspect of Behavioural Assessment Is That

question 5

Multiple Choice

An important aspect of behavioural assessment is that:

• A) It leads to intervention and evaluation of treatment.
• B) It helps identify mindful and compliant behaviours.
• C) It is more valid than self-reflection and self-report.
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

In classical conditioning, an originally neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus (US), comes to trigger a conditioned response (CR).

Pavlov's Experiments

A series of studies conducted by Ivan Pavlov that demonstrated classical conditioning, where dogs learned to associate a neutral stimulus (bell) with an unconditioned stimulus (food), leading to a conditioned response (salivating).

Salivary Conditioning

A form of classical conditioning where an automatic and natural response, like salivation, is trained to respond to a previously neutral stimulus.

Unconditioned Response (UR)

An instinctive, automatic response to a stimulus that takes place without any earlier learned behavior or conditioning.