A Food Handler Who Scratches an Infected Pimple on His

question 26

Multiple Choice

A food handler who scratches an infected pimple on his face, coughs or sneezes into his hand, or has a small unprotected cut on his hand may transmit _____ to foods if he practices poor personal hygiene habits.

• A) Listeria monocytogenes
• B) Yersinia enterocolitica
• C) Staphylococcus aureus
• D) Clostridium botulinum

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Definitions:

Escape Behavior

Actions taken to avoid expected or current discomforts, often seen in both human psychological responses and animal behavior studies.

Shaping Behavior

The process of reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior or skill.

Negative Punishment

A decrease in behavior that results from a removed consequence.

Skinnerian Principles

Behavioral principles based on the work of B.F. Skinner, emphasizing the effects of reinforcement and punishment on behavior.