Some Measure Mental Disorders by Focusing on Numerical Averages That

question 17

Multiple Choice

Some measure mental disorders by focusing on numerical averages that evaluate the incidence of various behaviors, with the highest scores highlighting the practices in the middle of the range, which then represent normality. What type of definition is used for this mental disorder method?

• A) Clinical
• B) Mathematical
• C) Statistical
• D) Normative

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, where an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.

Gestation

The period of development from the fertilization of an ovum until birth in pregnant mammals, including humans.

Dishabituation

The renewal of attention to a stimulus following a change, after initial habituation (or decreased response) to the same or similar stimuli.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response which is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.