What Problem Is Associated with Studying People Who Survive Their

question 59

Multiple Choice

What problem is associated with studying people who survive their suicide to understand the reasons for why a person commits suicide?

• A) Attempters are more likely to be adolescents.
• B) Attempters are more likely to have good skills in conflict resolution.
• C) People who succeed in ending their lives most likely died of a drug overdose.
• D) People who survive suicide attempts differ from those who are successful in their attempt.

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where only some responses are reinforced, leading to more resistant behaviors to extinction.

Delayed Reinforcer

A reward that does not immediately follow an action but is delayed for a certain time.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies a basic biological need and is inherently rewarding.

Variable-ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, commonly used in behavior analysis.