A Person Who Has Suffered a Major Stroke and Is

question 277

Multiple Choice

A person who has suffered a major stroke and is now experiencing severe personality problems because of the damage would BEST be advised to see a __________.

• A) psychiatrist
• B) cognitive psychologist
• C) psychiatric social worker
• D) psychologist

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Definitions:

Elicited

Brought about or provoked; in psychology, it often refers to responses or reactions that are drawn out by specific stimuli or conditions.

Respondent

An individual who answers or responds to a survey, questionnaire, or experiment.

Variable-Ratio

A type of reinforcement schedule used in operant conditioning where reinforcement is given after an unpredictable number of responses.

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is only rewarded after a specified number of responses, often used in behaviorist experiments.