By Completing Rituals, Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Believe They Can

question 69

Multiple Choice

By completing rituals, individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder believe they can neutralize the threat of something bad. This behaviour is maintained through which of the following behavioural mechanisms?

• A) Positive reinforcement
• B) Extinction
• C) Stimulus discrimination
• D) Negative reinforcement

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Definitions:

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