Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Outcome of the Policy

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the policy known as deinstitutionalization?

• A)Previously hospitalized patients ultimately received adequate care in most communities.
• B)Mental healthcare systems were reformed and funding was reallocated to community mental health centers.
• C) ​Both a and b.
• D) Neither a nor b.

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Definitions:

Contingency

A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty, often requiring planning for various outcomes.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process through which an innate response to a potent stimulus becomes triggered by a previously neutral stimulus.

Stimulus-Response Manipulations

Involves changing an environment or stimulus to elicit a desired behavioral response, often used in behavioral psychology and organizational management.