Which of the Following Is a Demand Factor in the Market

question 139

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a demand factor in the market for health care?

• A)the number of nurses graduating from universities
• B)productivity in the health care industry
• C)changes in medical technology
• D)physicians' treatment decisions

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Definitions:

Behavior Modification

A systematic approach to changing behavior through the application of the principles of conditioning, including both reinforcement and punishment.

Time-Outs

A disciplinary technique used to remove a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, to encourage reflection and calm down.

Successive Approximations

A method used in conditioning and learning in which behaviors are broken down into simpler steps and rewarded progressively as they become closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually teach new behaviors through the use of reinforcement for successive approximations to the desired behavior.